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Who? Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) — Senate Banking and Commerce Committees LISTEN: Laslo & Lummis Ask a Pol asks: What do you make of President Donald Trump's pardon of Silk Road founder Ross William Ulbricht? Key Lummis: “The more I learned about it, the more I think it was the right thing to do,” Sen. Cynthia Lummis exclusively tells Ask a Pol . “This is one where the punishment truly didn't fit t...

Who? Rep. French Hill (R-AR) — Chair, House Financial Services Committee LISTEN: Laslo & Hill Ask a Pol asks: What do you see as the path forward on crypto in this new Congress? Key Hill: “We're going to work with [Senate Finance Committee] Chair Tim Scott and the new Digital Asset Subcommittee Chair Cynthia Lummis in the Senate to craft a path forward for both the dollar-backed stablecoin legisla...

Who? Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) — House Majority Whip LISTEN: Laslo & Emmer Ask a Pol asks: What's the game plan for crypto this Congress? Key Emmer: “That's being developed,” House Majority Whip Tom Emmer exclusively tells Ask a Pol . “I think you're gonna see stablecoin legislation. I think you're gonna see market structure legislation. I think you're gonna see the prohibition of a central bank digit...

Who? Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) — Member, Senate Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs and Commerce Committees LISTEN: Laslo & Lummis Ask a Pol asks: Since the election, it feels like just a night and day difference when it comes to digital currencies at the US Capitol… Key Lummis: “Isn't it? Isn't it bizarre?” Lummis exclusively told Ask a Pol . “It's the confluence of the maturity of cryptocurrencies...

Who? Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) — Outgoing-Chair, Senate Banking Committee LISTEN: Laslo & Brown Ask a Pol asks: How big of a role do you think crypto played in your loss in November? Key Brown : “I lost because Harris lost the state by 11.5 points. I couldn't run ahead of that,” Sen. Sherrod Brown exclusively told Ask a Pol . “I ran 7.5 points ahead of her. I couldn't have done any better than tha...

Who? Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) — Chair, Financial Services Committee LISTEN: Laslo & McHenry Ask a Pol asks: Does it feel kind of like night and day difference on crypto and other digital currencies right now? Key McHenry : “Yeah,” Rep. Patrick McHenry exclusively tells Ask a Pol . “You know, the vote on FIT21 — the end of the post-financial crisis in politics — changed everything.”* * FIT21 ICY...

Who? Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) LISTEN: Laslo & Gillibrand Ask a Pol asks: Trump getting into crypto — does that worry you? Key Gillibrand:  “No, I'm not worried,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand exclusively tells Ask a Pol . “There's so much common ground that I'm hopeful we can have common sense bipartisan legislation this year or next year. So I think it's ready to be voted on.” ICYMI — Gillibrand’...

Who? Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) — House Financial Services Committee LISTEN: Laslo & Torres Ask a Pol asks: Any thoughts on the Trump family’s new crypto venture? Key Torres:  “I would have to look at it as a scam,” Rep. Ritchie Torres exclusively tells Ask a Pol . “Everything that the Trump family touches should be presumed to be a scam, so it's embarrassing.” Caught our ear: “Just like there are...