With this amendment, my Republican colleagues are really piling on to ensure the Fed is prohibited from even thinking about CBDCs. Yet again, this amendment is not adding anything substantive that isn't already in the bill. Instead, it is making worse the internal drafting inconsistencies in H.R. 5403. Mr. Chair, I urge Members to oppose this amendment and the underlying bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.
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