House Democrats Rage Over Republican Stock Trading 'Trap'
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- House Democrats voted last month on the Stop Insider Trading Act already suspecting it was a Republican "set-up," with members "groaning" about the trap as they entered the vote
- House Democrats are now "fuming" that the trap has been "sprung" in the aftermath of the vote
- A well-funded Republican group is blanketing the airwaves with ads lauding GOP lawmakers in key swing districts
Why it matters: Democrats entered the vote suspecting a trap, and now a well-funded Republican ad campaign is converting the Stop Insider Trading Act into a political asset for GOP incumbents in competitive districts — handing Republicans a messaging win on an issue Democrats hoped would embarrass them.
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