Who?
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
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Ask a Pol asks:
Trump getting into crypto — does that worry you?
Key Gillibrand:
“No, I'm not worried,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “There's so much common ground that I'm hopeful we can have common sense bipartisan legislation this year or next year. So I think it's ready to be voted on.”
ICYMI — Gillibrand’s efforts to push crypto legislation
Caught our ear:
“They're just not knowledgeable,” Gillibrand tells us. “Most members haven't had a chance to learn about the industry, to understand it and to understand what regulatory framework we're proposing. And I think when they do take that time, they will be persuaded.”
Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), slightly edited for clarity.
TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
SCENE: Sen. Gillibrand’s walking through the basement of the US Capitol when Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo catches her for a brief hallway interview before leaving the senator to his colleagues as she hops an elevator up to the Senate floor to vote.
Matt Laslo: “Crypto. What do you make of how Trump kind of coming around crypto — him and his family — is that good or are you worried?”
Kirsten Gillibrand: “No, I'm not worried. I think — I've been working on a bipartisan basis on cryptocurrency and blockchain regulation for over two years now.”
ML: “Yeah.”
KG: “And there's so much common ground that I'm hopeful we can have common sense, bipartisan legislation this year or next year. So I think it's ready to be voted on.”
ML: “Yeah?”
KG: “And I think it will be successful. And we could vote on it in the House as well and it would be successful.”
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ML: “Are more members — a lot of members just aren’t familiar with crypto at all…”
KG: “They're just not knowledgeable. Yeah, most members haven't had a chance to learn about the industry, to understand it and to understand what regulatory framework we're proposing. And I think when they do take that time, they will be persuaded.”
ML: “Has there been any more chatter since Trump came around it?”
KG: “No.”
ML: “No? Thank you, ma’am.”
Another reporter starts asking Gillibrand questions as her elevator arrives.
ML: “Preciate ya.”
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