Evening Edition: Bipartisan Push Confident It Will End Stock Trading In Congress

The Fox News Rundown

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🗓️ 19 November 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

There are bipartisan efforts underway in Congress to ban members from trading stocks. The "Restore Trust in Congress Act" is gaining support and a House Administration Committee hearing discussed the proposed legislation including other various legislative options to address public scrutiny over lawmakers' stock trading activities. Meanwhile, a resolution that would force the Department of Justice to release all materials related to Jeffrey Epstein passed both chambers with unanimous support, and now heads to President Trump's desk. FOX's Ryan Schmelz speaks with Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), who says he is confident that Congress will get a vote on the "Restore Trust in Congress Act" and also shares his thoughts on the Epstein files, and the investigation into the attempted assassination of President Trump in Butler, PA. Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Stuart Vonney. I'm Martha McCallum. I'm Jason Chaffetz, and this is the Fox News Rundown.
0:08.4	Wednesday, November 19th, 2025. I'm Ryan Schmeltz. A diverse group of lawmakers reach a compromise on a bill to ban members of Congress from trading stocks.
0:19.8	This is the closest we've ever been, and we're not
0:22.1	going to satisfy with being close. We're actually intent and also supremely confident that we
0:27.2	will get a vote on us. This is the Fox News Rundown, evening edition.
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1:05.9	A bill compelling the release of the Epstein files is on its way to President Trump's desk
1:10.3	after months
1:11.1	of back and forth between lawmakers, the resolution passing with just one Republican congressman
1:16.3	voting against it. Meanwhile, the push to ban members of Congress from trading stocks is gaining
1:22.0	momentum as a group of conservatives, moderates, and progressives have reached a compromise.
1:27.7	There were a number of individual bills.
1:29.5	Myself in AOC introduced one.
1:31.4	Tim Burchett introduced one.
1:33.1	Chip Roy and Seth Magazine introduced one.
1:35.4	We're speaking to Pennsylvania Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick,
1:39.5	who helped negotiate the deal lawmakers are hoping can pass both the House and Senate.
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