Press releases
“The moment has come to close loopholes and ensure Americans know their Members are working for them,” letter states...
In a new letter released today, more than three dozen members of Issue One’s ReFormers Caucus — the largest group of its kind ever assembled to fix our broken political system…
In the media
Story on our new ReFormers Caucus letter, signed by 37 former members, calling on Congress to ban representatives and their immediate family members from trading stocks while in office
In the media
Our “Fair Pay” report on low congressional staff pay continued to grab headlines as reporters covered the challenging environment facing many junior staffers on Capitol Hill. Founder and CEO Nick Penniman appeared…
In the media
Cites Issue One panel about banning congressional stock trading
Event Recaps
Conversation hosted by Issue One, National Taxpayers Union, and Project On Government Oversight also featured former Reps. Brian Baird (D-WA) and Zach Wamp (R-TN)...
Issue One joined today with the National Taxpayers Union (NTU) and the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) to host a bipartisan panel about why it’s time to ban stock trading…
In the media
Quotes Legislative Director Elise Wirkus on congressional stock trading
In the media
It was a busy start to the year for Issue One. Press highlights included the release of our congressional staff pay report, which was covered exclusively by Roll Call and also reported on by CNN, Politico, NBC…
Press releases
Issue One Founder and CEO Nick Penniman praised this week’s introduction of the Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act by Senators Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), which would ban…
Podcast episodes
In 2012, President Barack Obama signed into law the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act, otherwise known as the STOCK Act. The intent was to ban insider trading from members…
TV appearances
Quotes Legislative and Programs Counsel Danielle Caputo
