Assertion: act's passage | /r/HasProperty | good first step
Facets:
value: in deterring these abusive practices
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Weissman, 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.