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Democrats block bill restricting lawmakers from trading stocks
Ricketts sponsored and defended the stock-trading restrictions that failed to advance in the Senate.
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This article1 analysis · Sep 30, 2026
SOURCEThe Hill
Published Sep 30, 2026
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The Senate rejected the Stop Insider Trading Act, sponsored by Pete Ricketts, 53-47, short of the 60 votes needed to advance. Democrats said it left major loopholes, while Ricketts defended it as a needed reform.
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