10/19/2011
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"You know, as you have noted, a lot of the barriers to innovation for cryptocurrencies come from existing laws and uncertainty about how those laws might be enforced."
"I doubt there are five Members of the United States Senate that could tell you what the hell a Bitcoin is."
"Sometimes when Congress discusses cryptocurrency, you see concerned faces. You see sometimes people reflecting a certain degree of fear or anxiety."
"Throughout the history of our great Nation, entrepreneurs and creators have served as the heartbeat of the American economy."