There is nothing left to show. They aren’t even hiding it anymore.
Because Democrats’ corruption is on full display after they made a consequential decision.
House Democrats Balk at Bipartisan Stock Trading Ban Over Voter ID Provision Most Americans Support
Dozens of House Democrats broke ranks and opposed a package combining a ban on congressional stock trading with federal voter ID requirements Wednesday, despite polling showing both measures individually enjoy overwhelming public support.
Republicans Say Combined Bill Delivers Two Wins Americans Want
The two measures were combined into a single legislative package after months of debate, and despite bipartisan negotiations, particularly on banning members of Congress from trading stocks, a significant number of Democrats still opposed the final package — though it ultimately passed.
Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, one of the key supporters of banning lawmakers from the stock market, argued the two issues “go hand in hand.”
“One, the overwhelming majority of Americans want this. Two, it’s something that we can get passed this week that gets it into the president’s hands before the August return-to-district [period],” Nunn told Fox News Digital.
He said of Democrats’ criticism, “Only in Washington can you have two wins for 90% of Americans, and Democrats will say that’s one win too many.”
Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Okla., said of the stock trading ban specifically, “The American people deserve to know their elected officials are serving the public, not their own financial interests. Members of Congress should be held to the highest standards of transparency and accountability, and this legislation is an important step toward restoring trust in Congress.”
An August 2025 poll from the Pew Research Center showed that 83% of U.S. respondents favored “requiring all voters to show government-issued photo identification to vote.”
Democrats Call Voter ID “Suppression,” Say Stock Ban Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Democrats argued this week that the voter ID portion goes too far, while the stock trading ban portion does not go far enough.
“I’ve said repeatedly, House Democrats strongly support a stock trading ban for members of Congress. We also support a ban on the president, the vice president and federal judicial officers from trading individual stock as well. But none of that is before us today,” said Rep. Joe Morelle, D-N.Y., the top Democrat on the committee charged with elections oversight.
“Rather, this bill is a crude combination of two completely unrelated bills, the so-called Stop Insider Trading Act and the Voter ID Act, the latter of which is already a crude reformulation of at least three other failed Republican voter suppression proposals,” Morelle said.
Democrats specifically criticized the voter ID portion for extending identification requirements to mail-in voting, which they argue could suppress Americans’ ability to cast ballots that way. Left-wing lawmakers also attacked the stock trading measure because it does not require members of Congress to sell their existing stocks, but rather bans them from buying new stock going forward, while allowing them to retain a blind trust.
Even Some Republicans Have Concerns Over the Legislative Strategy
Not all Republicans were on board with combining the two measures. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., accused fellow GOP lawmakers of using the voter ID requirement as a political trap rather than a genuine legislative priority.
“We are voting on a stock trading ban for members of Congress… BUT Republicans added voter-ID in the legislation. Not to get Dems to vote for voter-ID, but to get them to vote against the stock trading ban, so they can use it in the Nov. election,” Massie wrote on X. “If we really wanted to ban stock trading for members of Congress, we would offer stand alone legislation and could get a large bipartisan majority, and the bill would have a chance of passing on the Senate.”
Democrats have also complained that the stock trading ban does not extend to the executive branch, meaning it would not apply to President Trump and his family. Despite the divisions on both sides, the package passed the House and now heads toward further consideration.
