James Kvaal: the front lines and talk about how President Obama is changing Washington

Friend --

I wanted to give you some good news about the bill banning insider trading in Congress that you took action on a few months back.

This week, the President signed that bill into law, making members of Congress play by the same rules as everyone else when it comes to investing. Before this week, it was -- amazingly -- not against the law for members of Congress to profit off of the insider information they pick up on Capitol Hill.

Hundreds of thousands of Americans like you stepped up and played a role in passing the STOCK Act, so thanks for standing with the President.

President Obama promised that he would work to change the old ways of Washington, and this is what that change looks like. There's still more that we have to do, obviously, but thanks to your support, we've made a step in the right direction.

Thanks,

James

James Kvaal
National Policy Director
Obama for America

P.S. -- If you want to take your support to the front lines and talk about how President Obama is changing Washington, sign up today to volunteer.

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