Crypto Darling Gillibrand’s 11th-Hour Flip-Flop Helps Block Trump Crypto Bill
Gillibrand privately urged Democrats to advance the crypto bill, then voted against the motion to proceed.
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Published Sep 15, 2026
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand privately urged Democrats to advance a crypto bill, then voted against proceeding to it; the motion failed 49–50. The article reports that critics objected to the bill’s potential to benefit President Donald Trump and said its ethics provisions were inadequate.
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Senator whose private push to advance the crypto bill preceded her vote against proceeding.
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President whose crypto interests and potential benefit from the bill are central to critics’ objections.
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