Congressional Stock Trades

U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan signed a petition last week to force a House vote on a bill that would ban congressional stock trading and require members to sell off their stocks.

For months, Congressman Rob Bresnahan has faced criticism for trading stocks after calling for a ban on congressional stock trading as a candidate. He says he wants a blind trust, but House rules thwarted that plan.

After campaigning to ban Congress from trading stocks, Bresnahan portrays blind trusts as a good alternative, but says House rules on the trusts are 'prehistoric.'