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Republicans sabotaged their own bill to prevent people in Congress from trading stocks. Why?

Republicans sabotaged their own bill to prevent people in Congress from trading stocks. Why?
MarketWatch Thursday 01 October 2026, 20:58 UTC By Brett Arends 1 min read
Key Points

There are two possibilities. Both of them are bad.

There are two possibilities. Both of them are bad.
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