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White House Backs Cruz Resolution Rescinding IRS Crypto Rule

The White House has thrown its support behind a resolution introduced by Texas Senator Ted Cruz (R) and Ohio Congressman Mike Carey (R) that would overturn an IRS rule targeting the cryptocurrency industry. David Sacks, President Donald Trump’s (R) White House A.I. and Crypto Czar, announced the administration’s position, calling the rule “an 11th-hour attack on the crypto community by the Biden administration.” READ MORE.

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White House Backs Cruz Resolution Rescinding IRS Crypto Rule — By Texas Politics' Daniel Molina — The White House has thrown its support behind a resolution introduced by Texas Senator Ted Cruz (R) and Ohio Congressman Mike Carey (R) that would overturn an IRS rule targeting the cryptocurrency industry. David Sacks, President Donald Trump’s (R) White House A.I. and Crypto Czar, announced the administration’s position, calling the rule “an 11th-hour attack on the crypto community by the Biden administration.”

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White House Backs Cruz Resolution Rescinding IRS Crypto Rule — By Texas Politics' Daniel Molina

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LONESTAR is written by Javier Manjarres and Daniel Molina

Daniel Molina

Daniel Molina is a managing editor and legislative correspondent with a decade of experience covering the evolving political landscape of the American South and Southwest.