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Mike Crapo said he’s hoping to revive and extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act, which lapsed Sept. 30.
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Ted Cruz said the new tech laws in California are motivating him to try again to overrule state regulation of artificial intelligence.
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Barr laid out an exhaustive list of regulatory risks tied to stablecoins and the coming implementation of the GENIUS Act.
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