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business and tech reporter @thehill | previously @axios | @medillschool, @ucla alum | living out my rom com dreams of being a journalist ✨
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Joined May 2019
Big group of lawmakers and industry leaders joins Trump on stage for the signing.
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Trump touts “tremendous” support from Democrats for GENIUS. The bill was backed by 102 Democrats.
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Big cheers from the room as Trump talks “firing” of former SEC Chair Gary Gensler (he technically stepped down in January).
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“This signing is a massive validation of your hard work and your pioneering spirit and your ability to never give up, because a lot of people would have given up two three years ago,” Trump tells industry members.
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Long list of shoutouts from the president, including Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, who sits with other industry leaders in front-row seats
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Here at the ceremony — Speaker Mike Johnson, Sen. Bill Hagerty, HFSC Chair French Hill, House Ag Chair GT Thompson, Rep. Bryan Steil.
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Now calling out the 12 hardline Republicans who briefly held up the bill during “crypto week”.
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At the White House this afternoon for the GENIUS Act signing
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RT @mychaelschnell: NEWS: The House just adopted the rule for 3 crypto bills, unlocking the floor after 2 days of standstill. Final vote:….
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House Republicans cleared a key procedural hurdle Wednesday night to unlock consideration of a trio of cryptocurrency bills, unfreezing the floor after a two-day saga. The chamber adopted a rule — …
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RT @mychaelschnell: Latest on crypto chaos in the House:. The rule vote has been open for more than 4 hours as leadership searches for a pa….
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The House floor was locked at a standstill Wednesday afternoon as a diverse array of House Republicans sparred over a trio of cryptocurrency bills and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) searched for cons…
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.@CongressmanGT tells me he'll be meeting with House leadership later this week to discuss strategy on crypto legislation, as lawmakers weigh how to move forward with stablecoin and market structure bills.
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RT @mirandanazzaro: Breaking: Trump signs another EO extending TikTok ban deadline by 90 days (Sept. 17) .
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President Trump signed an executive order Thursday extending the deadline for TikTok’s parent company to divest the popular video sharing app by 90 days. The order punts the deadline for Chin…
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The Trump family's new mobile phone venture, Trump Mobile, promises to build its golden smartphones in the U.S. But it's likely to encounter the same problems that have prevented other smartphone makers from producing phones in America.
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The Trump family’s new mobile phone venture promises to build its golden smartphones in the U.S., an endeavor that experts warn will be nearly impossible in the current manufacturing environment.&n…
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Senate votes 68-30 to pass the stablecoin bill, the first major crypto bill to clear the chamber.
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@SenJeffMerkley @SenRandPaul And Senate agrees to end debate on the GENIUS Act 67-27, teeing up a final vote on the stablecoin bill next week.
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@SenJeffMerkley @SenRandPaul Senate agrees to the new bill text 67-30. Basically the same breakdown we saw yesterday, just missing Padilla and Gallego. Blackburn is back and voting in favor.
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@SenJeffMerkley @SenRandPaul And we're down to the last two votes -- adopting the updated text of the GENIUS Act and agreeing to end debate on the bill itself.
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@SenJeffMerkley @SenRandPaul Merkley now trying to block the measure by arguing it violates a Senate budget rule, and Republicans moving to table the motion. Crypto-friendly Dems seem to be joining most GOP members on this one.
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