Rep. Anna Paulina Luna joined Jesse Watters to discuss the stalled effort to ban stock trading in Congress, pointing to what she described as direct obstruction from House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
The proposal has drawn bipartisan backing from 100 lawmakers, but Luna said the legislation cannot advance without agreement from leadership in both parties.
Watters opened the segment by asking, “Know where we stand, by the way, on the insider trading ban in Congress?”
Luna said she had recently spoken with Jeffries and was told he would not support moving the bill forward.
“Well, right now, Jesse, I just heard from Hakeem Jeffries that he doesn’t want to have his Democrats sign on to the legislation, even though 100 members of Congress, both Democrats and Republicans have actually said that they want to support this coalition bill because of the fact that it does include the executive branch.”
She said applying the same restrictions used in the executive branch would effectively eliminate abuses.
“But here’s the interesting fact, Jesse, if Congress was required to adhere to the same standards that the executive branch is under, there would be no insider trading, and it is happening on both sides, and it needs to end.”
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Luna urged Speaker Mike Johnson and Jeffries to finalize a bill before the end of the year.
“And so I’m formally calling on both speaker Johnson and Hakeem Jeffries to do what they can huddle if you need be but come up with a consensus bill and put it on the floor before the end of the year, because 87% of Americans want this to end, and it has to for the sacred sanctity of our country.”
Watters noted the inconsistency he sees from both parties depending on who holds power.
“All right, so, so when Democrats control Congress, the Republicans said they wanted to ban stock trading, and then when Republicans control the Congress, nothing happens. Got it? I think, I think I understand what’s going on here.”
Luna responded, “We’re trying, but it’s an uphill battle.”
She said broad public support remains one of the strongest arguments for action, adding that the legislation should not be treated as a partisan issue.
WATCH:
🚨 BREAKING: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna just exposed that HAKEEM JEFFRIES is stonewalling her Congressional stock trading ban
There it is.
“I am CALLING on Hakeem to PUT IT ON THE FLOOR!” 🔥
GET IT PASSED!
This has broad public support. There are no excuses, period. pic.twitter.com/k8PP5NnPih
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 9, 2025
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