The Republican author of the bill said he will do “whatever it would take” to make the president happy with the legislation.

WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Josh Hawley is brushing off President Donald Trump's quip that he's a “second-tier” senator after the Republican’s proposal to ban stock trading by members of Congress — and the president and vice president — won bipartisan approval to advance in a committee vote.

President Donald Trump blasted Sen. Josh Hawley on Wednesday, calling the Missouri Republican a “second-tier” senator over Hawley’s plan to ban stock trading by members of Congress and the president.