STATEMENT: Rep. Haley Stevens Votes No on Cynical Voter Suppression Effort; Demands Congress Pass Stock Trading Ban

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following today’s vote series, Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens released the following statement: 

“Let me be very clear: Members of Congress should be banned from owning individual stocks. The bill Republicans put forward today does not do that. I should know—I’ve been fighting for this for years, I don’t own individual stocks, and I wrote one of the toughest bills to ban stock trading in Congress and the White House. Public office should never be about personal profit, period.

“As I've said before, Donald Trump is turning the Oval Office into a stock trading floor. We should be putting a stop to that corruption, not exploiting it for political games. Instead, in a cynical effort, Republicans poisoned the bipartisan goal of banning congressional stock trading by attaching unrelated voter suppression legislation, forcing a false choice. No matter what, I will never vote to make it harder for Americans to exercise their fundamental right to vote. 

“If Republicans want to pass a real stock trading ban, bring my bill to the floor, or any other serious bipartisan proposal. I'll vote yes.”

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