Bipartisan Senate group unveils bill to bar stock trading by members of Congress

Politico.com - For more and to sign up click here A bipartisan group of senators unveiled legislation Wednesday that they said would bar members of Congress and other elected officials from trading stocks while in office. Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), chair of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said his panel would take the “historic step” of considering the measure at a July 24 markup.…