▁( D - N Y ), ▁would ▁prohib it ▁asset ▁trad ing ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁Congress ▁( and ▁their ▁staff ) ▁who ▁have ▁advance ▁knowledge ▁of ▁their ▁assets ' ▁behavior ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁invol vement ▁in ▁Congress . ▁The ▁bill ▁was ▁verb ally ▁supported ▁by ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁during ▁his ▁third ▁State ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁address , ▁and ▁passed ▁a ▁major ▁proced ural ▁hur d le ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁by ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁ 9 3 – 2 ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Social ▁issues ▁ ▁Ab ort ion ▁and ▁re product ive ▁issues ▁Brown ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁Ro e ▁v . ▁W ade ▁is ▁settled ▁law ▁and ▁is ▁self - des cribed ▁as ▁" pro - choice " ▁or ▁pro - ab ort ion ▁rights . ▁When ▁the ▁Republic ans ▁approved ▁a ▁str ic ter ▁anti - ab ort ion ▁platform , ▁Brown ▁sent ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁protest ▁the ▁decision ▁calling ▁it ▁a ▁" m ist ake ". ▁When ▁he ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁Senate ▁in ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁his ▁campaign ▁said ▁that ▁" he ▁is ▁pro - choice ▁and ▁will ▁protect ▁a ▁woman ' s ▁right ▁to ▁choose ." ▁He ▁is ▁against ▁int act ▁d ilation ▁and ▁ev acu ation ▁abort ions ▁( known ▁leg ally ▁as ▁" partial ▁birth ▁abort ion ") ▁and ▁has ▁spoken ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁parent al ▁consent ▁for ▁min ors ▁who ▁seek ▁an ▁abort ion . ▁In ▁ 2 0