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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 »

POLITICO Playbook: Pelosi to deliver impeachment update at 9 a.m. 12/5/2019 POLITICO NEWS … Speaker NANCY PELOSI will speak at 9 a.m. to deliver an update on the “status of the House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry.” Pelosi will speak in the Speaker’s Balcony Hallway, a long, narrow space outside her office. THIS COMES as House Democrats on the Judiciary Committee have… Read more »

MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Hill Delivers Speech at University of Arkansas’s Fulbright College: “America and Her Place in a Post-Berlin Wall World” 12/4/2019 ForeignAffairs.nz WASHINGTON D.C. — On Monday, November 25th, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) visited the University of Arkansas, touring the Institute for Nanoscience and Engineering and the Center for Advanced Spatial Technology… Read more »

Anti-robocall bill co-sponsored by Rep. French Hill overwhelmingly passes House 12/4/2019 THV11 The Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (TRACED) was passed by the House Wednesday, Dec. 4, by a vote of 413-3, making the passage overwhelmingly bipartisan. Robocalls have been an increasing frustration for many Arkansans with almost everyone encountering… Read more »

Digital Currency Revolution Series: ‘Crypto Dad’ Now With New York-Based Law Firm, Entrusted For Crypto and Blockchain Innovation 12/3/2019 EconoTimes The former United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman Chris Giancarlo, who is also known as "Crypto Dad," is now all set to work with New York-based law firm ‘Willkie Farr & Gallagher as a senior… Read more »

US Federal Reserve Likely To Float Digital Dollar To Stay At Par With China 11/29/2019 Kryptomoney The worldwide blockchain industry worldwide is seeing enough significant attention, for pretty much anyone to assume that things are looking good. There are many corporate bodies and government agencies alike all over the world, that are looking to implement some form of blockchain… Read more »