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Bipartisan duo look to ‘tackle corruption’ with bill banning insider trading by government officials

  • Bipartisan effort: Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-N.H.) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) introduced a bill banning senior government officials from trading individual stocks or betting in prediction markets.
  • Aim: curb conflicts of interest and the appearance of insiders profiting from official positions by restricting those personal financial activities.
  • Context: the pair discussed the measure and the broader importance of bipartisanship on NBC News' Common Ground series.
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