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Democrats 'chose visceral hatred for' Donald Trump over crypto Clarity Act, Lummis says

Lawmakers said Trump’s crypto ties contributed to the political difficulty of advancing the Clarity Act.

Democrats 'chose visceral hatred for' Donald Trump over crypto Clarity Act, Lummis says
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Sen. Cynthia Lummis blamed Democrats’ opposition to President Donald Trump for the Senate’s failure to advance the Clarity Act, while Reps. French Hill and Ritchie Torres offered differing views on Trump’s role and urged continued work on the legislation.

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President whose crypto ventures and personal memecoin were described as complicating support for the bill

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Cynthia M. Lummis
R · WY · SEN

Senator criticizing Democrats over the Clarity Act vote

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Kirsten E. Gillibrand
D · NY · SEN

Democratic senator and Lummis’s longtime partner on crypto legislation

House Financial Services Committee chairman advocating continued bipartisan work on the bill

Angela D. Alsobrooks
D · MD · SEN

Democratic senator praised by Lummis for her role in negotiations

Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

Senator who changed his vote to no for procedural reasons

Ritchie Torres
D · NY-15

Representative arguing that Trump’s crypto ties complicated support for the bill

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