Dozens of House Democrats reject bill fusing congressional stock ban with federal voter ID

A vote on legislation to curb lawmakers' ability to profit from the stock market as well as implementing federal voter ID measures divided House Democrats on Wednesday afternoon. The two measures were combined in a single legislative package after months of debate in the House of Representatives on both issues. While unrelated, both voter ID and banning congressional stock trading have received overwhelming support in multiple public polls. Despite bipartisan negotiations, particularly on bannin