Jasper Goodman
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News: Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is a NO on the Clarity Act without changes to address concerns from banking & agriculture groups in his state
They are “very, very worried about the effect on community banks,” he said. “They are blowing me up over it.”
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Speaker Mike Johnson reached an agreement with President Trump and the WH today on the long-stalled housing bill, per sources
it will be on the House floor tomorrow - and then heads back to the Senate if it clears as expected
more w/ @hapgoodreports >
@politico
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Schumer keeps options open on housing bill as cross-chamber tensions rise
Scoop - House GOP leaders updated their amended housing text late today — after the Trump administration/HUD raised concerns to GOP offices as WH tries to force Rs to pass Senate version
Updated text strips out section 106 on the eviction helpline and curtails the renter resource to only deal with federal complaints, per 5 ppl involved
New text here:
W/ @hapgoodreports
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Senate panel advances crypto bill with Democrats split after spat over amendments
Still no final decision from key Senate Banking Dems on whether to support the crypto bill, but trending toward a partisan vote
A group of Dems is meeting now in Sen. Mark Warner’s office
Markup is scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m.
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NEW: Crypto’s moment of truth in the Senate
One of the biggest financial policy fights Congress has seen in years is set to come to a head this morning in the Senate Banking Committee
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A pre-markup reading list
Banks are at odds with their longtime GOP allies — & themselves — over the bill w @AidenReiter:
Voters don't care w @declanharty:
Why cops are mad:
Ethics
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NEW: Crypto’s moment of truth in the Senate
One of the biggest financial policy fights Congress has seen in years is set to come to a head this morning in the Senate Banking Committee
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NEW: Crypto’s moment of truth in the Senate
One of the biggest financial policy fights Congress has seen in years is set to come to a head this morning in the Senate Banking Committee
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NEWS: There's late process drama ahead of tomorrow’s Senate Banking crypto markup related to amendments
Chair Tim Scott is preparing to rule more than a dozen amendments out of order due to drafting errors
Likely sets the stage for a partisan vote
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“It’s funny how transactions do things,” said Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.). “Probably 99 out of 100 banking decisions around here, the banks are with me, and I’m with them. The one I’m not, they’re with Warren. Knock yourselves out.”
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POLITICO Poll: Voters don't care about crypto policy
The "crypto voter" isn't a real thing. And lawmakers know it.
w/ @declanharty
News: Law enforcement groups are continuing to raise concerns about the crypto market structure bill ahead of a markup tomorrow
Read letters from the National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys and the National Sheriffs’ Association on @POLITICOPro
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SCOOP: House GOP leaders are pressing ahead to alter the Senate’s version of the stalled housing bill — and are currently planning to put an amended version of the bill on the House floor for a vote next week
This means the bill will have to go back to the Senate — after White House officials told @politico they want the House to pass the bill as is, without changes. Key Senate Republicans will also be livid.
Currently planing suspension vote next Weds in the House
W/ @hapgoodreports
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Key senators and WH officials have reconvened bipartisan negotiations on crypto market structure ethics language this morning
Dems want a deal before a Senate Banking vote tomorrow, though it would be inserted into the bill post-markup
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Now updated with text of some key amendments, including:
—A Jack Reed-Tina Smith provision to strengthen stablecoin yield restrictions:
—A Mark Warner amendment to overhaul DeFi regulations in Title III of the bill:
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NEWS: Senate Banking Committee members have filed more than 100 amendments to the crypto market structure bill ahead of a Thursday markup
See the full list of amendments on @POLITICOPro
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NEWS: Senate Banking Committee members have filed more than 100 amendments to the crypto market structure bill ahead of a Thursday markup
See the full list of amendments on @POLITICOPro
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Crypto market structure ethics talks are wobbling
GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno said talks today were a "circus" because Dems "are trying to find reasons to vote against the bill and making up a bunch of bullshit excuses."
Other members indicated progress made
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is making the rounds on Capitol Hill ahead of the big Senate Banking crypto vote on Thursday
He was just standing in Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto’s office
CCM is a key Dem negotiator on the bill
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