Scott Wong
Senior Congressional Reporter at NBC News
Senior congressional reporter @NBCNews 🦚 | Alum of The Hill, Politico, Arizona Republic and The Daily Bruin | @UCLA | Bay Area born and raised #DubNation
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1 week ago |
nbcnews.com | Scott Wong
Democrats are wrestling with their strategy on cryptocurrency, a once underground industry that has become a powerful player on Capitol Hill - and closely associated with President Donald Trump. Cryptocurrency groups scored a major win in Washington on Tuesday, with the Senate passing a landmark bill to regulate some digital assets. It was a bipartisan vote, with 18 Democrats joining nearly every Republican to support the bill following an intense lobbying and advocacy effort.
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1 week ago |
aol.com | Scott Wong
WASHINGTON — After weeks of stops and starts, Senate Republicans teamed up with a bloc of Democrats Tuesday to pass a landmark cryptocurrency bill that would establish the first regulatory framework for issuers of stablecoins. The vote on the GENIUS Act was 68-30, with 18 Democrats joining most Republicans in favor. Just two Republicans — Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Josh Hawley of Missouri — voted against it.
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1 week ago |
nbcchicago.com | Scott Wong |Julie Tsirkin |Melanie Zanona
The targeted shootings of two Minnesota state lawmakers has renewed an urgent debate on Capitol Hill as members of Congress raise alarm bells about their safety amid escalating political rhetoric and violent threats. Law enforcement officials have begun holding a series of security briefings with groups of congressional lawmakers that will continue into Tuesday.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Scott Wong
WASHINGTON — The targeted shootings of two Minnesota state lawmakers has renewed an urgent debate on Capitol Hill as members of Congress raise alarm bells about their safety amid escalating political rhetoric and violent threats. Law enforcement officials have begun holding a series of security briefings with groups of congressional lawmakers that will continue into Tuesday.
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2 weeks ago |
nbcnews.com | Scott Wong
The Republican-led House voted 214-212 on Thursday to pass a proposal from President Donald Trump to cancel $9.4 billion in previously approved federal funding. The "rescissions" package would claw back $8.3 billion for foreign aid and $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides funding to NPR and PBS.
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