House bill would ban Congress, aides from improper trading

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

WASHINGTON -- Members of Congress and their aides would be banned from making securities trades using information they gained through their jobs under legislation its sponsors say has taken on new urgency as the government spends billions bailing out companies.

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