Mike Johnson says lawmakers' $174K+ salaries haven't kept up with inflation — they need stock trading for support

A year-old clip of the Speaker resurfaced this week — the same day ethics filings revealed President Trump's Q1 stock trades.
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Johnson cited inflation as a reason Congress members traded on the stock market, but voiced support for a hypothetical policy ...
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Mike Johnson says lawmakers' $174K+ salaries haven't kept up with inflation — they need stock trading to 'take care of their family'

A year-old clip of the Speaker resurfaced this week — the same day ethics filings revealed President Trump's Q1 stock trades. A bipartisan discharge petition to ban congressional stock trading sits ...