Who?

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) — Chair, Senate Banking Committee Subcommittee on Digital Assets

Ask a Pol asks:

How are you feeling on crypto after the bill stalled in the Banking Committee?

Key Lummis:

“I’m going to be okay. Yeah. We’ll get back to it, but it’s going to take a while to develop a plan on how to take another…"

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Who?

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) — Chair, Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets

Ask a Pol asks:

How’s your attempted crypto compromise looking?

Key Lummis:

“We’re still negotiating and trying to keep the ball moving,” Sen. Cynthia Lummis exclusively tells Ask a Pol Crypto.

Are you optimistic because it’s so bipartisan does it have a chance during the midterms?

“I think it does have a chance, and we’re trying to keep it bipartisan,” Lummis says. “If it doesn’t happen before things go uber-partisan in 2026, it won’t be for lack of trying on my part.”

Caught our ear:

“I’m sad,” Lummis tells us.

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Who?

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)

Ask a Pol asks:

Any crypto update?

Key Gillibrand:

“I’ll just tell you we had a very positive bipartisan meeting,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand exclusively tells Ask a Pol Crypto. “I’m very optimistic things will continue to move forward.”

Before the winter holidays?

“I don’t have any thoughts on timing,” Gillibrand tells us.

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Who?

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) — Ranking Member, House Financial Services Committee

Ask a Pol asks:

What do you make of what’s happened to the crypto measures — over in the Senate, seems they’re getting closer to a deal?

Key Waters:

“We’ve done just about all that’s going to be done, certainly this year,” Rep. Maxine Waters exclusively tells Ask a Pol Crypto. “We’ve got a long way to go.”

Caught our ear:

“It has growing bipartisanship, but you don’t know how that’s going to play out during the campaigns,” Waters tells us of her outlook for the New Year.

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Ask a Pol asks:

Any update on crypto negotiations in the Senate?

Key Gillibrand:

“Great bipartisan meetings. We’re doing really good work,” Gillibrand exclusively tells Ask a Pol Crypto. “I’m very optimistic.”

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Who?

Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) — Ranking Republican, Senate Agriculture Committee

Ask a Pol asks:

How was your call with White House AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks this week — any update?

Key Boozman:

“We’re making progress,” Sen. John Boozman exclusively tells Ask a Pol Crypto. “This is one of those things that everybody wants to protect the consumer. They’d like to make it such that the industry’s regulated.”

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Who?

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) — Original sponsor, GENIUS Act

Ask a Pol asks:

Any update on crypto reform — still in limbo?

Key Gillibrand:

“We’re still working on a bipartisan basis,” Gillibrand exclusively tells Ask a Pol.

That’s not what I’ve been reading.

“No. It’s absolutely true,” Gillibrand says. “No, no, that was last week. This week we’re back on track.”

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Who?

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) — Chair, Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs

In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:

Are we hearing that crypto reform is now on life support?

Key Scott:

“No,” Banking Chair Tim Scott exclusively told Ask a Pol.* “Not at all.”

*Chair Scott has a rule that he doesn’t do impromptu hallway interviews in the Capitol — a self-imposed rule veteran congressional reporter Matt Laslo bypasses by merely talking to Scott on a human level.

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