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- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said last year that he wanted to tackle the issue of stock trading in Congress.
- But a year later, there's little sign he plans to act on that anytime soon.
- In a letter exclusively shared with Insider, several lawmakers are pressing for answers from him.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy once sounded a lot like he was going to take action on banning members of Congress from trading stocks.
It's an immensely popular issue — according to the most recent survey, 86% of the American public supports it.