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Mike Johnson says lawmakers' $174K+ salaries haven't kept up with inflation — they need stock trading to take care of their family A clip of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) defending congressional stock trading went viral on May 14, 2026, one year to the day after he made the comments. The same day, the U.S. Office of Government Ethics released filings showing President Donald Trump executed more than 3,600 stock transactions worth between $220 million and $750 million in the first quarter of 2026. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mike-johnson-says-lawmakers-174k-salaries-haven-t-kept-up-with-inflation-they-need-stock-trading-to-take-care-of-their-family/ar-AA27KWsm?ocid=msedgntp&pc=EDBBAN&cvid=6a53e601762944f28306c70e27a3627f&cvpid=1d28ecd349314ed0fb4fcebb1ac0b2d3&ei=46

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