Trump Says Most House GOP Holdouts Have Agreed To Back His Crypto Bills
The post Trump Says Most House GOP Holdouts Have Agreed To Back His Crypto Bills appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline President Donald Trump said nearly all of the House Republicans who blocked the passage of a procedural vote on a package of key crypto bills on Tuesday have agreed to vote in favor of it, potentially clearing the way for the legislation to move forward at a time when the president’s businesses have become more deeply involved in crypto. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., arrives for a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the … More Capitol Hill Club on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Key Facts Thirteen Republicans, mostly hardline conservatives, voted alongside Democrats in a 196-223 vote against a procedural motion to move three crypto bills forward. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday night, Trump said he had a “short discussion” at the Oval Office with “11 of the 12 Congressmen/women necessary to pass the GENIUS Act” and “they have all agreed to vote tomorrow morning in favor of the Rule.” Trump added that Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., joined the meeting via telephone and “looks forward to taking the Vote as early as possible.” The president’s post didn’t mention which 11 of the 13 holdouts had met him and it is also unclear if the bill now has enough backers to allow for the procedural vote’s passage. The bills include what’s known as the GENIUS Act to regulate stablecoins, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act and the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act. Johnson told reporters House members who blocked the legislation did so because they want to see all three bills joined together in one package, which would allow them to wield more control over the regulations. Earlier Tuesday, Trump urged the House to “get the first Vote done this afternoon”…
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Topline President Donald Trump said nearly all of the House Republicans who blocked the passage of a procedural vote on a package of key crypto bills on Tuesday have agreed to vote in favor of it, potentially clearing the way for the legislation to move forward at a time when the president’s businesses have become more deeply involved in crypto. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., arrives for a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the … More Capitol Hill Club on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Key Facts Thirteen Republicans, mostly hardline conservatives, voted alongside Democrats in a 196-223 vote against a procedural motion to move three crypto bills forward. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday night, Trump said he had a “short discussion” at the Oval Office with “11 of the 12 Congressmen/women necessary to pass the GENIUS Act” and “they have all agreed to vote tomorrow morning in favor of the Rule.” Trump added that Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., joined the meeting via telephone and “looks forward to taking the Vote as early as possible.” The president’s post didn’t mention which 11 of the 13 holdouts had met him and it is also unclear if the bill now has enough backers to allow for the procedural vote’s passage. The bills include what’s known as the GENIUS Act to regulate stablecoins, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act and the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act. Johnson told reporters House members who blocked the legislation did so because they want to see all three bills joined together in one package, which would allow them to wield more control over the regulations. Earlier Tuesday, Trump urged the House to “get the first Vote done this afternoon”…
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