Editorial: Congressional insider trading must be stopped
Publication: The Desert Sun
April 5, 2012
The Sunlight Foundation, a nonpartisan organization that lobbies for transparency in government, pushed for the bill. Its policy director, John Wonderlich, praised the passage even though he was disappointed in some details. The bill calls for information to be destroyed after six years, which he called “a ridiculous, wasteful requirement.” We agree.
But we also agree with Wonderlich that the bill is a step in the right direction.
