04/22/2013
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"If we can resist centralizing power in Washington, as has long been the impulse of Democrats and Republicans alike in this town, and instead preserve the space for American innovation to flourish."
"The proper role of government is to empower innovation through clear rules with a light touch."
"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."