Congressional Staffers Gain From Trading in Stocks - WSJ.com

Congressional Staffers Gain From Insider Trading in Stocks - WSJ.com: "'Congressional staff are often privy to inside information, and an unscrupulous person could profit off that knowledge,' says Vincent Morris, a spokesman for Rep. Louise Slaughter (D., N.Y.), a leading backer of the 'Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act,' or STOCK Act. 'The public should be outraged there is no law specifically banning this.'"