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Who?

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) — Member, Senate Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs and Commerce Committees

In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:

With the House of Representative out as the government shutdown lingers, do you worry the stalemate is going to take away some of the bipartisan momentum on crypto in the 119th Congress?

Key Lummis:

“We’re still talking among ourselves — meaning the Democrats’ working group and the Republicans’ — to try to get a date for a markup,” Lummis exclusively tells Ask a Pol Crypto.

“If we don’t have significant moves forward by the end of next week, I’ll be very unhappy. I think we’ve only got another week to do this delicate dance we’re doing, and then we’ve got to have a markup date and we’ve got to start.”

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Who?

Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) — Chair, Senate Finance Committee

In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:

Do you think the effort to update the tax code for digital currencies will be combined with the crypto market structure measure winding its way through Congress?

Key Crapo:

“That’s a really good question. You know, because market structure is the Banking Committee.” Sen. Mike Crapo exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “First of all, they’re separate tracks right now.

“And I guess it just depends on if everything’s ready for each of them at the same time. They could be merged, but I’m not telling you that’s part of the plan.”

It seems like the definition of commodity really becomes key to the taxing side?

“Yeah,” Crapo says. “It does.”

Caught our ear:

“The first top line takeaway is that America really needs to set up the rules of the road, so that we make America the dominant economy in this zone,” Crapo tells us in wake of last week’s Senate Finance Committee hearing on the tax code for digital currencies.

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Who?

Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) — Finance & Banking Committees

In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:

Where are you on taxing digital assets?

Key Daines:

“The most important principle will be removing the current uncertainty,” Sen. Steve Daines exclusively tells Ask a Pol Crypto.

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Who?

Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX)

Ask a Pol asks:

What do you think of all the dust up over the Trump family digital coins?

Key Nehls:

“I really don’t have an opinion on it,” Rep. Troy Nehls tells Ask a Pol. “I just don’t.”

ICYMI — Dems growing list of digital demands…

Caught our ear:

Some people say President Donald Trump and his family are corrupt and making hundreds of thousands of dollars — billions, really — off crypto…

“Oh whatever,” Nehls tells us. “Whatever. Sure.”

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In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:

With a government shutdown looming, Democrats up in arms over Trump family meme coins and with the assassination of Charlie Kirk weighing on many, there aren’t any real talks on crypto market structure yet, right?

Key Hagerty: 

“There certainly are talks going on,” Sen. Bill Hagerty exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “But I think the Democrat side is asking for more time.”

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Who?

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) — Ranking Member, Senate Finance CommitteeIn our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:

What do you make of President Donald Trump and his family’s new digital coins — do they imperil broader crypto consensus?

Key Wyden:

“It sure as hell does!” Sen. Ron Wyden exclusively tells Ask a Pol.

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In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:

Do you think the Senate will combine some of the House-passed crypto bills — CLARITY Act and Anti-CBDC — into one measure?

Key Hagerty: 

“I don’t want to predict how it’s going to come together, because we just put out a large RFI,” Sen. Bill Hagerty exclusively told Ask a Pol. “So Im expecting a great deal of information to come in. But I think the work that was done on the CLARITY Act has been exceptional in the House, and that framework is basically serving as a guidepost for me. So again, I’m not going to try to predict whether we combine those things.”

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Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know!In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:

What’d you make of those three crypto measures — GENIUS Act, Anti-CBDC and CLARITY Act — passing out of the House of Representatives in July?

Key Waters: 

“There were too many crypto bills — three — and they had the votes,” Rep. Maxine Waters exclusively told Ask a Pol. “The crypto industry has done extraordinarily well with targeting members and getting the support that they need for their bills.

“Unfortunately, I needed to have more guardrails on the bills and more education to the members so that they could understand what crypto is all about. We did the best job that we could do. Unfortunately, between the industry and President Trump, there was a lot of support which influenced members to vote for the bill.”

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Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know!In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:

We know your constituents in Silicon Valley are divided, but where do you land in the debate over digital currencies?

Key Khanna: 

“I support a smart regulatory framework,” Rep. Ro Khanna exclusively tells Ask a Pol.

Some Silicon Valley folks are pretty dubious?

“Yeah,” Khanna says. “It’s split.”

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Who?

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) — Chair, Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs

Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know!In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:

There was some crypto drama over in the House yesterday.

Key Scott: 

“Is that right? What happened?,” Sen. Tim Scott exclusively told Ask a Pol. “Tell me about it.”

The ‘rule’* went down — you didn't hear about that?

“I did,” Scott said. “I figured you know more than I know, so I was gonna get the real stuff from you.”

Are you feeling good now that Trump got involved?

“It looked like it worked out last night,” Scott said. “Didn't it?”

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*Mini-explainer: What’s a House “rule”?

The Speaker controls the House of Representatives through maintaining a seemingly all-seeing, iron grip on the Rules Committee, which is (mostly) stacked with the Speaker’s faithful lieutenants.

Before any bill can come before the full House, the Rules Committee sets up parameters of floor debate, ie how much time each party has to debate, how many amendments are allowed to be offered, which amendments will be voted on, etc.

With 435 House members, imagine if each member offered an amendment at once…

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