Mark Greenblatt explains the potential of a Congressional stock trading ban

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton · Oct 6, 2026 · 9:15

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Last week, lawmakers failed to pass the latest attempt to ban members of Congress from owning individual stocks. Senate Democrats blocked the Stop Insider Trading Act, saying it didn’t go far enough. Mark Greenblatt is a former Interior Department inspector general, also a former chairman of the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency and now, the host of a brand new program on Federal News Network: Power and Principle. He talked with Federal News Network’s Jared Serbu about the potential of a Congressional stock trading ban, and the new show.

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