Press Releases

Downers Grove, Illinois — U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06), Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14), and Congresswoman Marie Newman (IL-03) hosted White House Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy for a Midwest Climate Innovation Tour. McCarthy’s visit highlighted the economic impact of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal and Build Back Better Agenda on the Midwest and the importance of climate and clean energy in the Midwest, especially when it comes to job creation, public health, and economic opportunity. Following the alarming report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Congress has a responsibility to include climate action bold enough to do what is scientifically necessary in any reconciliation package.

Washington, DC — Today, U.S. Congressman Sean Casten’s (D-IL) ‘Trading Isn’t a Game Act’ passed out of the House Financial Services Committee. The legislation cosponsored by Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL), Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (D-IL) and Congresswoman Cindy Axne (D-IA) would require the U.S. Government Accountability Office (U.S. GAO) to carry out a study on the harmful impacts of the gamification of online trading platforms—including the various ways brokers are using gamification in marketing strategies and incorporating these features into their online trading applications.

Washington, DC — Today, U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (D-IL) and Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the Trading Isn’t a Game Act, which would require the U.S. Government Accountability Office (U.S. GAO) to carry out a study on the impact of the gamification of online trading platforms—including the various ways in which brokers are using gamification in marketing strategies and incorporating these features into their online trading applications.