[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 22 (Thursday, February 9, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H644]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               STOCK ACT

  (Ms. CASTOR of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. CASTOR of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise to urge our colleagues 
to support the STOCK Act when it comes up later today.
  The STOCK Act is the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act. It 
essentially bans Members of Congress from using their position and 
information that is not available to the general public for their own 
personal gain, such as purchasing stocks based upon information we 
learn from a briefing here on Capitol Hill.
  Public office is a public trust, and rules that apply to our 
neighbors and Americans all across the country should equally apply to 
Members of Congress.
  I'd like to congratulate my colleagues, Congresswoman Louise 
Slaughter from New York and Congressman Tim Walz from Minnesota, who 
have worked on this legislation year in and year out.
  Colleagues, we should all vote in favor of the STOCK Act.

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