GOP Senator Roger Marshall on Banning Congressional Stock Trading and Government Shutdown

Banning Congressional Stock Trading

• 💡 Senator Roger Marshall vocally supports banning congressional stock trading, citing abuses by figures like Speaker Pelosi.
• 🎯 He believes the government shutdown is the primary obstacle to enacting such a ban.
• 🔑 Options for a ban include placing assets into blind trusts where the member of Congress does not choose the stocks.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Marshall also advocates for extending the ban to include spouses and extended family of members of Congress.

Government Shutdown Stance

• 🚫 Senator Marshall firmly opposes giving in to Democratic demands to end the government shutdown, calling the meeting with the President a "team building" exercise.
• 💰 He states that Republicans will not allow Democrats to add $1.5 trillion to the national debt.
• 🤝 Marshall insists that Democrats should