Overall, the STOCK Act has garnered positive support from both houses of Congress. However, guarded optimism has been expressed by politicians such as Eric Weissmann. Weissmann, a candidate for Congress in Colorado's 2nd Congressional District, recently claimed that STOCK was long overdue and that "The passage of the STOCK Act by both the House and Senate is a good first step in deterring these abusive practices, but doesn't go far enough to protect the American people from members of Congress who chose to act with self-interest over public good."
