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Senate panel advances key crypto bill with bipartisan support
Key takeaways
- The Senate panel voted 15-9 to send the Clarity Act to the floor, with Sens.
- The vote marked a major step forward for the bill, which has faced a long and winding path through the Senate over the past year.
- Through serious, bipartisan negotiations, we have made incredible progress on this bill.
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The Senate panel voted 15-9 to send the Clarity Act to the floor, with Sens. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) joining their GOP colleagues to advance the measure.
The vote marked a major step forward for the bill, which has faced a long and winding path through the Senate over the past year. However, the final tally may preview the problems it could face on the floor, where it will need more Democratic support to get across the finish line.
Through serious, bipartisan negotiations, we have made incredible progress on this bill. We have narrowed the gap on many of the outstanding issues, Gallego said in a statement following the markup.
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