Johnson Says Lawmakers Should Be Able to Own Stocks

Speaker Mike Johnson said he wants to strengthen rules to police insider trading by members of Congress, but believes that lawmakers should still be allowed to own stocks and other financial instruments, Punchbowl News reports.

Said Johnson: “We don’t want people cheating the system and abusing their office. So there’s probably a way to do that that still allows for lawful conduct by members… You don’t want another deterrence for good people running for office.”