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  • Senate Chair: Market structure reform for digital assets have "excellent chance" this year

    Senate Chair: Market structure reform for digital assets have "excellent chance" this year
    2025/05/02

    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:

    Does your committee — Senate Agriculture Committee — have any plan? Or you guys don't need to touch the stablecoin bill?

    Key Boozman:

    “We don't need to touch that, but you know the consensus is that a number of these entities belong under the jurisdiction of the CFTC [Commodity Futures Trading Commission], so that's where we'll come into play,” Boozman exclusively told us. “So we'll be working with Banking and Financial Services over on the House side.”

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  • Sen. Chris Van Hollen wary of new SEC Chair Paul Atkins

    Sen. Chris Van Hollen wary of new SEC Chair Paul Atkins
    2025/04/19

    ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~

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    Ask a Pol asks:

    What do you make of the new SEC pick in terms of digital currencies?

    Key Van Hollen:

    “I have concerns about the whole area there,” Sen. Chris Van Hollen exclusively tells Ask a Pol.

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  • Crypto countdown: "Before August recess,” US House Whip Emmer bullish on digital assets

    Crypto countdown: "Before August recess,” US House Whip Emmer bullish on digital assets
    2025/04/11

    Who?

    Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) — House Majority Whip

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    Ask a Pol asks:

    Do you have any timeline for passing crypto legislation?

    Key Emmer:

    “Before August recess,” Emmer exclusively tells Ask a Pol Crypto.

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    Caught our ear:

    What should we ask Congress next? Let us know!

    Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN), slightly edited for clarity.

    TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Tom Emmer

    SCENE: House Majority Whip Tom Emmer and his security detail are rushing from his office to a private meeting with Republicans ahead of Thursday’s budget vote when Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo briefly catches him in the hallway for this update.

    Matt Laslo: “How are you feeling now that we have a new SEC chair?”

    Emmer smiles and laughs.

    ML: “Different world for crypto now?”

    Tom Emmer: “It is a different world for crypto. It's gonna be fun.”

    Emmer starts to enter private meeting.

    TE: “Sorry, I gotta get in here.”

    ML: “Do you have any timeline for crypto legislation?”

    TE: “Before the end of — before August recess.”

    Emmer enters room.

    ML: “Yup? Thank you sir.”



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  • Elizabeth Warren attended a classified crypto briefing this week

    Elizabeth Warren attended a classified crypto briefing this week
    2025/04/05

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    In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:

    Do you think a classified SCIF — sensitive compartmented information facility — is the right setting for a crypto briefing?

    Key Warren:

    “Well, it has to be for some of this”, Sen. Elizabeth Warren exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “This is about terrorist financing and how bribery operates outside the traditional financial system that has safeguards. This is one of the big problems with crypto currency. We don’t have appropriate curbs in place to try to fence out those that threaten our national security.”

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  • Chair Thompson: House Ag Committee readying to tackle digital commodities

    Chair Thompson: House Ag Committee readying to tackle digital commodities
    2025/03/28
    ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~ Who?Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA) — Chair, House Agriculture CommitteeAsk a Pol asks:Are you worried this Congress is more partisan when it comes to all things, especially digital assets?Example I: House Financial Services Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA) continuously deriding what she calls President Donald Trump’s “crypto cabinet.”Example II: Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) perpetually attacking Trump’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair nominee Paul Atkins for what she calls “breathtaking” conflicts of interest.Key Thompson:“No. Trust me, it's not. It's perhaps loud voices that are over represented in the media,” Chair Glenn Thompson exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “We all recognize, I think, that this is a growing part of our economy. And we want — just like the United States was the leader of Internet 1.0, which was the Internet of Knowledge, and Internet 2.0, what we're living today, the Internet of Things — America needs to be to lead and dominate Internet 3.0, which is the Internet of Value.”Ask a Pol crypto’s FREEE! Subscribe before the competition does…About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to their United States Congress. Transparency matters. Come inside the Capitol with Ask a Pol. Don’t miss our VIP subscriber perks. Substack: https://askapoldrugs.com/ X: https://x.com/AskaPol_drugs Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0vcQnOAD1pEkfQrzCaPQOq Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-a-pol-drugs/id1771220044 More from Ask a Pol:politics: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWbT1bfG4h_5bAJlEVr6Nxw50bGzKBn08 crypto: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWbT1bfG4h_7-NcJRUdAm4SgqYqQ3s0C9 ai: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWbT1bfG4h_4r5FXI64YTOB4hoI-TBs-y Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. Get full access to Ask a Pol crypto at www.askapolcrypto.com/subscribe
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Lummis predicts stablecoin bill will clear filibuster, win over 60+ US senators

    EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Lummis predicts stablecoin bill will clear filibuster, win over 60+ US senators
    2025/03/21
    Who?Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) — Banking, Housing & Urban Development CommitteeLISTEN: Laslo & LummisAsk a Pol asks:Curious how you think your digital asset bill is going?Key Lummis:“We got it out of committee, the stablecoin bill, this morning,” Sen. Cynthia Lummis exclusively told Ask a Pol*Does that bode well for when it comes before the full Senate?“I think it does,” Lummis said. “I do think it does.”Do you think we’ll see enough support — 60+ senators out of 100 — to overcome a filibuster? “I do,” Lummis said. “But I think we’ll also continue to work with a few Democrats on the manager’s amendment.” *Background: This interview took place last Thursday, right before senators overcame their impasse, avoided a government shutdown and then gave themselves this week off... An Ask a Pol subscriber sent in this week’s question for Senator Lummis. Sign up — for FREE! — and keep your questions coming!ICYMI — Stablecoin bill passes Banking CommitteeCaught our ear:“The partisan discussion was, you know, tough. Arduous,” Lummis told us. “But on the final vote we got a pretty clear majority.”Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Cynthia Lummis SCENE: Sen. Cynthia Lummis is leaving a private lunch for Republican senators just off the Senate floor on the 2nd floor of the US Capitol when Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo catches her as she heads down a flight of stairs. Earlier, Laslo spotted a name placard for Lummis in a rare hearing taking place on the 1st floor of the Capitol — in a room directly underneath the Senate chamber — so Ask a Pol proceeds to play escort to the senator while also bouncing crypto questions off her…Matt Laslo: “Curious — are you’re going down to this meeting?”CL: “Yeah, I’ve got an EPW [Environment and Public Works Committee] meeting right now.” ML: “I was curious how you think your digital asset bill is going?”CL: “Well, we got it out of committee, the stablecoin bill…” ML: “Yeah.” CL: “…this morning.” We can’t do what we do without your support!Find Ask a Pol on Venmo, PayPal, Cash App — or just buy us a beer. CL: “With 18 ‘yes’ votes. So we picked up some Democrats on the final vote.”ML: “Did that surprise you? Because it was really partisan up until…?” CL: “Yeah. The partisan discussion was, you know, tough. Arduous.”ML: “Yeah?” Lummis aide speaking to himself as he searches for correct room… Lummis aide: “Capitol 120.” CL: “But on the final vote we got a pretty clear majority.”Lummis slightly turns to her aide. CL: “We’re going this way?” We run into a committee aide. EPW aide: “Yes. This room right here.” EPW aide points senator to correct hearing room. What should we ask senators next? Let us know!ML: “And do you — does that bode well for the floor?”CL: “I think it does. I do think it does.”ML: “Do you think we’ll see over 60?”**60+ US senators = filibuster-proof majority CL: “I do, but I think we’ll also continue to work with a few Democrats on the manager’s amendment.” The door to the EPW meeting — which is underway — is open, so Laslo whispers.ML: “Thank you ma’am.” Lummis enters hearing. Nicolae Viorel Butler contributed to this report.Content posted at AskaPolcrypto.com is copyrighted. Use our original content to move the story forward. And, please, link to us. PSA: Students — along with the unemployed or even underemployed — are FREEEEE! No questions asked. Ping us and we’re happy to add you! Get full access to Ask a Pol crypto at www.askapolcrypto.com/subscribe
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  • Sen. Hagerty: “momentum is clearly with us” after Banking Committee passes stablecoin bill

    Sen. Hagerty: “momentum is clearly with us” after Banking Committee passes stablecoin bill
    2025/03/14
    Who?Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) — Member, Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Committee LISTEN: Laslo & HagertyShortly after the Senate Banking Committee passed landmark stablecoin legislation Thursday — the GENIUS Act — Ask a Pol caught up with the measure’s author.Ask a Pol asks:Parts of the hearing were so partisan, until you got to the final vote — are you still trying to win over a few more votes when your bill comes before the full Senate? Key Hagerty: “I think the momentum is clearly with us,” Sen. Bill Hagerty exclusively told Ask a Pol. “It was clear that the Ranking Member [Sen. Elizabeth Warren] would have liked to derail it. A lot of the things that were said were out of scope and not relevant to the discussion.”Subscribe for FREE to get our latest crypto exclusives from Congress first! “As members worked at the actual package and the managers bill that we worked very hard on a bipartisan basis to put together, they realized it was in the nation's interest to vote with us,” Hagerty said. “And we had five Democrats join every Republican to do just that.” ICYMI — pressure mounting on Congress to catch up Caught our ear: Any timeline for floor action? “Oh, soon I think,” Hagerty tells us. Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Bill Hagerty SCENE: After voting on the Senate floor, Sen. Bill Hagerty and an aide run into Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo who proceeds to ride an elevator with the pair before leaving them as they hop on one of the underground Senate trams. Matt Laslo: “Your stablecoin bill — how you feeling?” Bill Hagerty: “Oh, I feel very good about it. We had a great result in the committee — 18 to 6 coming out.”ML: "Yeah.”BH: “I think the momentum is clearly with us.” ML: "What do you think it's going to look like on the floor? Do you guys still — are you still trying to win over a few more votes? I mean, part of that committee today was so partisan, until you got to the final vote."They enter the elevator. BH: “Well, you know, I think it was clear that the Ranking Member [Sen. Elizabeth Warren] would have liked to derail it. A lot of the things that were said were out of scope and not relevant to the discussion.”They exit the elevator and walk down the basement hall. ML: "Yeah?”BH: "I think, as members worked at the actual package and the managers bill that we worked very hard on a bipartisan basis to put together, they realized it was in the nation's interest to vote with us, and we had five Democrats join every Republican to do just that.” We can’t do what we do without you! Find us on Venmo, PayPal, Cash App — or just buy us a beer!ML: “What’d you think of some of the — it was interesting when [Sen. Cynthia] Lummis called them out, her ‘Machiavelli’ comment — what do you think about people putting drug policy and all this stuff in there, which some say doesn't belong?” BH: “I'll be one of those that says it doesn't belong. I mean, this is a very straightforward piece of legislation. It's a landmark piece of legislation in that it actually puts in place a framework to deal with digital assets here in America. It’s at the cutting edge of a very important area of innovation, and those that would like to derail it, it's unfortunate but we will [inaudible].” ML: “Does leadership — any timeline where you might see floor action or…?” Hagerty enters tram. BH: “Oh, soon I think.”ML: “Soon?” BH: “Yeah.” Aide: “What’a your name?”ML: “Matt Laslo.” Aide: “Thank you.” ML: “Preciate ya, sir.” What should we ask lawmakers this week? Let us know!Content posted at AskaPolcrypto.com is copyrighted. Use our original content to move the story forward. And, please, link to us. Get full access to Ask a Pol crypto at www.askapolcrypto.com/subscribe
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  • Majority Leader Scalise on Trump's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve: "I want to get more details on this, obviously”

    Majority Leader Scalise on Trump's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve: "I want to get more details on this, obviously”
    2025/03/09

    Who?

    Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) — US House Majority Leader

    LISTEN: Laslo & Scalise

    Ask a Pol asks:

    What are your thoughts on this new Strategic Crypto Reserve?

    Key Scalise

    “I’ve been very supportive of the crypto industry,” Majority Leader Steve Scalise exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “I want to get more details on this, obviously.”

    ICYMI — Hagerty’s new stablecoin bill

    Caught our ear:

    “Let’s let them follow the same rules, you know, be a part of the same economic success as every other part of the banking industry,” Scalise tells us.

    Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), slightly edited for clarity.

    TRANSCRIPT: Majority Leader Steve Scalise

    SCENE: After passing by a handful of congressional reporters staking out Speaker Mike Johnson’s office, Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo enters the Old House Chamber where he finds Majority Leader Scalise talking to a group of his constituents.

    Laslo waits until Scalise finishes shaking hands and posing for photos and then proceeds to get this exclusive.

    Matt Laslo: “Hey, I’ve never asked you…”

    Scalise’s security detail is eyeing Laslo hard.

    Steve Scalise: “Walk with me?”

    ML: “Yeah.”

    Scalise, his security detail and Laslo start traversing a crowd of tourists.

    ML: “What are your thoughts on the Strategic Crypto Reserve?”

    SS: “Yeah, I’m just getting details of it.”

    ML: “Yeah?”

    SS: “Obviously, I’ve been very supportive of the crypto industry, and, you know, the Biden Administration had some very anti-crypto policies to try to make it harder. I mean this is a new form of…”

    Scalise clears his throat as his entourage encounters a large group of Capitol visitors as he makes his way to Speaker Johnson’s office.

    What should we ask lawmakers this week? Let us know!

    SS: “…of asset allocation...”

    ML: “Ah-huh?”

    SS: “…that we ought to be open to, and we in Congress have moved a number of bills now to open up the crypto industry and kinda bring it into the mainstream. I want to get more details on this, obviously.”

    ML: “Yeah?”

    SS: “But President Trump’s been a very strong supportive of the crypto industry as well. So, let’s let them follow the same rules, you know, be a part of the same economic success as every other part of the banking industry.”

    Scalise and his security detail jet into the Speaker’s office.

    ML: “Preciate ya!”

    Nicolae Viorel Butler contributed to this report.

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