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WTAS: Support for President Donald J. Trump’s United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement 12/10/2019 White House Members of Congress House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA): “We’re living through the greatest economy in our lifetime with record unemployment and rising wages. #USMCA will ensure the prosperity continues.” House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-SC): “The U.S. Mexico… Read more »

With articles of impeachment filed, Arkansas’ all-GOP delegation remains solidly in Trump’s corner 12/10/2019 TB&P With House Democrats unveiling two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Tuesday (Dec. 10), Arkansas’ four GOP Congressmen remain unmoved in their opposition. The two articles of impeachment accuse Trump of abuse of power and obstruction of… Read more »

Trump, Democrats find compromise on USMCA; Arkansas delegation and industry officials supportive 12/10/2019 TB&P President Trump and Congressional Democrats struck a deal Tuesday (Dec. 10) on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), a reset of the 25-year old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). For months, Trump administration officials, led by U.S. Trade… Read more »

Treasury Secretary Mnuchin & Fed Chair Powell: No Plans for National Cryptocurrency 12/9/2019 Your Crypto Hub According to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, the U.S. government sees no use of diving into cryptocurrency anytime soon. Mnuchin was speaking at the House Financial Services Committee in Washington. The decision to not creating a national digital currency comes… Read more »

Scott-sponsored bill would update wildlife restoration act 12/9/2019 The Albany Herald WASHINGTON – Congressman Austin Scott, R-Ga., House Co-Chairman of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, released the following statement upon the House Committee on Natural Resources favorably passing his bipartisan legislation to modernize the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act: “As… Read more »

MIL-OSI USA: RELEASE: Rep. Hill Applauds Inclusion of Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act in FY20 NDAA 12/8/2019 ForeignAffairs.nz Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) praised Congressional leaders for including H.R. 31, the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act in the FY20… Read more »

US House Financial Services Committee: US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Says “No Need” for Federal Digital Currency (CBDC) 12/8/2019 Crowdfund Insider US Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin told members of the US House Financial Services Committee Thursday that both he and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell feel there is “no need” for the US to develop a digital currency in… Read more »

Steve Mnuchin Does Not Expect US to Issue Digital Dollar in next 5 Years 12/6/2019 CoinTelegraph United States Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin said that he and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell do not anticipate the development of a national digital currency in the country. Mnuchin delivered his comments during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in… Read more »

Mnuchin, Powell see no need for Fed to issue digital currency 12/5/2019 BNN Bloomberg Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell don’t expect the U.S. to create a digital currency. “Chair Powell and I have discussed this -- we both agree that in the near future, in the next five years, we see no need for the Fed to issue a digital… Read more »

Digital Currency Revolution Series: A Glimpse At Global Central Banks’ Obsession of Own Digital Currencies 12/5/2019 EconoTimes From the recent past, there were hush-hush talks that a top Fed official has mentioned that the US Central Bank is pondering over the idea of a digital dollar, while Democratic and Republican members of Congress communicated with the Fed Chairman Jay… Read more »