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Senator Collins’ (R-ME) NO vote on Clarity was the most surprising today. She was defending the bill to constituents as recently as last week. My guess is she did not believe the bill had a chance to pass, and was more worried about defending a yes vote as her re-election prospects look slimmer.

 Thank you for contacting me to share your concerns about the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025.  I appreciate your taking the time to do so.

     The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 17, 2025, and a companion bill in the Senate received bipartisan approval from the Senate Banking Committee on May 14, 2026, advancing toward a full Senate vote.  Both bills seek to create a regulatory framework for digital commodities, prohibit the Federal Reserve banks from offering certain services directly to individuals, and forbid the use of central bank digital currency.  Proponents believe that the bills create a clear regulatory framework for digital assets, the rules and regulations of which are currently determined by a series of regulatory actions and court decisions.  I recognize the need to provide regulatory clarity with how the digital assets should be treated by regulatory authorities.  Any actions taken should be for the benefit of the general public and strengthen the overall health of our regulatory system.

     Congress first addressed digital assets with the GENIUS Act, passed by the Senate and subsequently signed into law by the President on July 18, 2025.  The new law provides clarity on stablecoins, a particular type of digital asset.  After the bipartisan passage of the GENIUS Act, members of the House and Senate have expressed interest in further addressing digital assets, including cryptocurrency.  As the Senate continues to work on digital asset market structure legislation, I will keep your perspective in mind.

     Again, thank you for contacting me.

Sincerely,

Susan M. Collins
United States Senator

Trump's announcement of a $5K dividend if the GOP keeps control of the House & Senate is what we call a SLAM-DUNK felony crime. It's not only on video, but millions heard it live, AND... Not a single fucking person, org or polit entity will do a fucking thing about it. Sad but that's America 2026.

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do people even realize that the corrupt and criminal Roberts Court is already helping Trump to create chaos before the midterms? since neither Trump nor the Postal Service have any authority over voting, every day of this ridiculous delay is a winning day for Trump. either America has a constitution

⚠️ Be careful with VoteSafe .org. It is NOT an official voting website. It’s tied to Elon Musk’s America PAC and collects a lot of personal information from people who use it. Before you hand over your name, address, phone number, email and voter information, know who you’re giving it to.

❌ Musk wants your voter data, & more from you. “Vote Safe” is NOT safe. It is his method for stealing your data. ✅ Vote.gov or your state’s Secretary of State website are non-partisan ways to check registration, register to vote, check Election Dates, & learn about what is on the ballot.

CHECK BEFORE YOU CLICK
TWO WEBSITES. VERY DIFFERENT
Know where to go before you share your personal information.
VoteSafe.org
DO NOT USE
Run by America PAC
(the political group backed by Elon Musk)
VoteSafe says:
Your Vote. Your Voice. A Safer Tomorrow. But collects YOUR: Full name, date of birth, Address, Email and phone number, IP address and device information, every link you click, Every page you visit, your voter registration status, your district and ballot, and
• May share or sell your information with business partners

INSTEAD,
GO HERE
SAME GOAL.
VERY
DIFFERENT OUTCOME. Vote.gov
THIS IS THE OFFICIAL SITE A nonpartisan U.S. government website to register to vote or check your voter registration status.

YOUR VOTE MATTERS
Register to vote.
Check your registration.
Get election information.
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Learn what's on your ballot
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don’t believe the “distance themselves from Trump” and the “staying away from the convention” BS republicans and the mainstream media are telling you now two months before the midterms. republicans could have ended Trump’s madness long ago and still could end it. THEY WON’T. it’s the usual lies.

A dire warning, billionaire criminal Musk has set up a scheme in the form of a website votesafe.org in order to steal voter information. Never click on the link and please share this everywhere so others won’t fall prey to it like so many others.

M

democrats have to win the midterms with democrats and independents. do not even think about the republicans. republicans would claim that democrats won the midterms because of them and democrats would should know they own republicans big for their win. if republicans want to vote for democrats, they

Just bring your ballot to a drop off site instead of mailing it. Who knows what fuckery they'll be doing whether or not the courts allow it. Make sure your vote gets counted. It sucks that this is where we are, but it is.

Every Republican in Congress owns what Trump has done, is doing and is going to do. The vast majority of it would not have been possible without their collective acquiescence and enabling. He’s emboldened by the fact that Congress refuses to function as a separate branch of govt.

33 dems voted to stop universities from boycotting funding for israel. something to remember when we inevitably hear about how the democrats couldn’t have possibly stopped anything trump and the republicans were doing during his second term

This is Apple Maps. This is Apple bowing down to Donald Trump. This is what happens when oligarchs reveal themselves to be cowards in service to the almighty dollar over our democracy, sanity and the truth. Shame on Apple.

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