{"id":497056,"date":"2022-09-29T22:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T19:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/us-lawmaker-hints-at-calling-for-republican-votes-in-2022-midterms-over-crypto-policies\/"},"modified":"2022-09-29T22:15:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T19:15:00","slug":"us-lawmaker-hints-at-calling-for-republican-votes-in-2022-midterms-over-crypto-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/us-lawmaker-hints-at-calling-for-republican-votes-in-2022-midterms-over-crypto-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"# US lawmaker hints at calling for Republican votes in 2022 midterms over crypto policies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d2c30a1365\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d2c30a1365\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/us-lawmaker-hints-at-calling-for-republican-votes-in-2022-midterms-over-crypto-policies\/#%E2%80%9D_US_lawmaker_hints_at_calling_for_Republican_votes_in_2022_midterms_over_crypto_policies_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; US lawmaker hints at calling for Republican votes in 2022 midterms over crypto policies &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_US_lawmaker_hints_at_calling_for_Republican_votes_in_2022_midterms_over_crypto_policies_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; US lawmaker hints at calling for Republican votes in 2022 midterms over crypto policies &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-6ebd806f>North Carolina Representative Patrick McHenry may have used his virtual <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance at a cryptocurrency conference as a soapbox to call for votes in the 2022 United States midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>In a prerecorded message for the attendees of the Converge22 conference in San Francisco on Sept. 29, McHenry suggested that the goal of a \u201cclear regulatory framework\u201d for digital assets could drive U.S. lawmakers to develop legislation. The Republican lawmaker used terms including \u201cbipartisan consensus\u201d and support from both major political parties over certain regulatory frameworks related to digital assets and stablecoins before seemingly encouraging crypto users to vote red in the next election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo ensure that these technologies flourish here in the United States, we need to provide regulatory clarity to the digital asset ecosystem,\u201d said McHenry. \u201cThis will be one of my top priorities if I become chair of the House Financial Services Committee next Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2022-09\/ff3ca38d-b7fa-49d5-ad2d-e16a2a6e1027.jpg\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Representative Patrick McHenry addressing\u00a0Converge22 attendees via recorded message<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The current chair of the House Financial Services Committee, Representative Maxine Waters, was approved by the Democratic Caucus in 2018 to serve in the committee\u2019s leadership after the party hadwon back control of the House of Representatives. Under House rules, the majority party recommends a chair, while the minority party recommends a ranking member.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>McHenry seemed to suggest that by voting with the goal of having Republicans take control of the House, he would prioritize policies for crypto users. At the time of publication, 221 representatives in the House caucus with the Democrats, while Republicans hold 212 seats. The slim majority in both the House and Senate has many experts suggesting that Republicans have a chance to flip both chambers of Congress in the November 2022 Midterms i.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Coinbase to educate users on policies held by local politicians with new app integration<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Under U.S. Federal Election Commission rules, candidates, campaigns and political action committees <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly need to add a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/help-candidates-and-committees\/making-disbursements\/advertising\/\">disclaimer to any advertisement promoting the election<\/a> of one candidate or the defeat of another unless it is considered \u201cof minimal value.\u201d Though McHenry\u2019s speech largely focused on the draft bill and suggested stablecoins were a \u201cbipartisan entry point for Congress to bring clear rules to the digital asset ecosystem,\u201d mixing crypto and politics is nothing new for the space.<\/p>\n<p>Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong made waves in September 2020 following a blog post in which he described the crypto exchange as \u201claser focused on achieving its mission\u201d as part of a company that largely abstained from engaging in U.S. politics. The crypto exchange launched a voter registration portal in August as part of a crypto policy education initiative.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"law_decoded\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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