Democratic strategists have been centering on this broadly popular policy as an easy way to appeal to voters in the midterms.

So the GOP is countering by attempting to take the issue off the table.

Presumably, the Democrats in the Senate will construct a pretext for filibustering the GOP bill in response.

> “While this bill prohibits Members from buying new stocks, it does nothing to remove the conflict of interest that arises from owning or selling existing stocks. Members can still act on legislation, investigations, and briefings that directly influence the value of their stocks for personal benefit”

It seems like an improvement, but it doesn’t solve the issue of members of Congress using political office to financially benefit themselves, e.g. voting for defense spending packages to boost shares in a defense contractor they hold.

Republicans will try to use this to deflect from Trump’s blatant market manipulation and use of his office to enrich himself. Meanwhile the revolving door will continue and members of Congress of all parties will still get rich from their privileges one way or another. So it goes.

There exists convincing statistical evidence that internet commenters worrying about congressional insider trading are not doing so on the basis of actual evidence suggesting insider trading by congressional insiders.