Defend The Vote Action Fund today is calling on every Member of the U.S. House to vote no on H.R. 7008, a bill that would block millions of eligible American citizens from voting while allowing Members of Congress to continue trading stocks and profiting off their positions.
“This bill is a scam,” said DTV Action Fund Executive Director Brian Lemek. “House Republicans are dressing up a fake stock trading ban — one that lets politicians keep owning, selling, and even buying stocks — and using it to sneak through the worst provisions of the unpopular SAVE Act that attacks the freedom to vote. The Senate has already rejected the SAVE Act on a bipartisan basis and the House should vote it down too.”
The bill is a Trojan Horse that would end mail-in voting as we know it, put in place document requirements to vote that are more restrictive than any state in the country, and force these changes on election workers and voters right as the Midterms begin.
“Americans are demanding that Congress root out corruption, not hide it,” Lemek added. “This bill does the opposite: it protects politicians’ stock portfolios while silencing the voters they answer to. We urge every Member of the House to reject it.”