Crypto bills lock House in stalemate as GOP hard-liners defy Trump
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A day after President Donald Trump claimed a deal was reached with GOP holdouts, the House is yet again at a standstill over moving forward on a trio of crypto bills. The vote to advance the crypto bills -- CLARITY, GENIUS and Anti CBDC Surveillance Act -- remains open Wednesday afternoon. There are currently three GOP no votes and 16 Republicans withholding their votes. Speaker Mike Johnson is huddling with hard-liners and members of various committees in the ceremonial office off the House floor as a vote on the rule remains open. Reps. Byron Donalds, Lauren Boebert, Victoria Spartz and Dan Meuser were spotted ...
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