CoinVoice has learned that, according to The Block, the vote on the re-nomination of U.S. Senator Caroline Crenshaw is currently pending due to opposition from the digital asset industry to her anti-cryptocurrency stance. A person familiar with the Crenshaw nomination process stated that the voting outcome is "yet to be determined."
The vote was originally scheduled for Wednesday as part of a hearing by the U.S. Senate Banking Committee. According to a statement released later on Wednesday, the committee's chair, Ohio Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown, stated that Republicans blocked the committee from holding a vote on the nominations of Crenshaw and Gordon Ito to the Financial Stability Oversight Council. Brown noted that the committee, which convened more than two hours after the Senate session, requires unanimous consent from all senators to meet, which is usually achievable. However, Republicans opposed holding a meeting to vote.
Brown stated in a release: "This is why people hate Washington, the corporate special interest groups have launched a despicable smear campaign against Caroline Crenshaw, who is a reserve Army veteran and public servant, having been nominated and confirmed by Republican presidents and a Republican Senate. She has undergone thorough scrutiny and has gone through every step of the nomination process. Republican senators are carrying out the orders of corporate special interest groups and obstructing her confirmation." [Original link]