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On the recordJuly 17, 2018
I am concerned that if a significant central bank could issue a digital currency, that it would have the potential to supplant the United States dollar now.
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

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Foster expresses concern about digital currencies potentially replacing the U.S. dollar.

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