French Hill on the Senate Crypto Stalemate
6/6/202632 min
The G.O.P. chairman of the House Financial Services Committee joins Leigh Ann Caldwell in Washington to walk through his ambitious legislative agenda: the stalemate over crypto, sticking points on housing reform, his complicated position on Ukraine, and more.
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First 90 secondsFrench Hill· Guest0:00
[upbeat music] We have not done a major housing bill in 25 years. Housing is not a topic that gets, uh, the kind of detailed attention it should from the Congress.
Peter Hamby· Host0:14
Welcome to the Powers That Be Daily, Puck's podcast focused on the intersection of Wall Street, Washington, Silicon Valley, and Hollywood, and the players who run it all. I'm Peter Hamby. It's Saturday, June 6th. Today on the show, I'm turning the wheel over to Leanne Caldwell, who sat down this week in Washington with Republican Congressman French Hill for our latest Puck Power Breakfast, presented by the Solana Policy Institute. The Arkansas Republican, and Vanderbilt Commodore, is chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. And given how slow things have been moving in Congress lately, French has had a relatively busy year, passing major crypto legislation and a housing bill. Leanne talks to him about all of it. Enjoy this episode.
Speaker 31:01
The CLARITY Act, under consideration in the Senate, is the product of years of serious bipartisan effort in both houses of Congress. Industry participants have matched that commitment, offering technical input, advancing balanced compromises, and working constructively with policymakers throughout the process. Solana Policy