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\"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. Additionally, we hope to become independent in the future.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Denmark engages U.S. lobbying firms in context of ongoing tensions over Greenland","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"denmark-engages-u-s-lobbying-firms-in-context-of-ongoing-tensions-over-greenland","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7827","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":8},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. Additionally, we hope to become independent in the future.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Denmark engages U.S. lobbying firms in context of ongoing tensions over Greenland","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"denmark-engages-u-s-lobbying-firms-in-context-of-ongoing-tensions-over-greenland","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7827","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":8},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Ballard Partners, a significant Trump fundraiser in<\/a> Florida run by Brian Ballard, rejected Denmark in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. Additionally, we hope to become independent in the future.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Denmark engages U.S. lobbying firms in context of ongoing tensions over Greenland","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"denmark-engages-u-s-lobbying-firms-in-context-of-ongoing-tensions-over-greenland","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7827","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":8},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
But it hasn't been easy to find lobbyists with ties to Republicans to support its cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ballard Partners, a significant Trump fundraiser in<\/a> Florida run by Brian Ballard, rejected Denmark in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. Additionally, we hope to become independent in the future.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Denmark engages U.S. lobbying firms in context of ongoing tensions over Greenland","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"denmark-engages-u-s-lobbying-firms-in-context-of-ongoing-tensions-over-greenland","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7827","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":8},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Trump has refused to rule out military involvement and threatens to impose trade sanctions on Denmark if they refuse to sell, even though Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has stated that Greenland is not for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But it hasn't been easy to find lobbyists with ties to Republicans to support its cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ballard Partners, a significant Trump fundraiser in<\/a> Florida run by Brian Ballard, rejected Denmark in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. Additionally, we hope to become independent in the future.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Denmark engages U.S. lobbying firms in context of ongoing tensions over Greenland","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"denmark-engages-u-s-lobbying-firms-in-context-of-ongoing-tensions-over-greenland","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7827","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":8},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
The position of Greenland, an autonomous Danish province rich in natural riches that Trump wants to buy, has put Denmark in the sights of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has refused to rule out military involvement and threatens to impose trade sanctions on Denmark if they refuse to sell, even though Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has stated that Greenland is not for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But it hasn't been easy to find lobbyists with ties to Republicans to support its cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ballard Partners, a significant Trump fundraiser in<\/a> Florida run by Brian Ballard, rejected Denmark in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. Additionally, we hope to become independent in the future.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Denmark engages U.S. lobbying firms in context of ongoing tensions over Greenland","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"denmark-engages-u-s-lobbying-firms-in-context-of-ongoing-tensions-over-greenland","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7827","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":8},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
According to the document, the deal included \"providing strategic consulting, public affairs, marketing and communications\" and went into effect on April 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The position of Greenland, an autonomous Danish province rich in natural riches that Trump wants to buy, has put Denmark in the sights of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has refused to rule out military involvement and threatens to impose trade sanctions on Denmark if they refuse to sell, even though Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has stated that Greenland is not for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But it hasn't been easy to find lobbyists with ties to Republicans to support its cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ballard Partners, a significant Trump fundraiser in<\/a> Florida run by Brian Ballard, rejected Denmark in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. Additionally, we hope to become independent in the future.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Denmark engages U.S. lobbying firms in context of ongoing tensions over Greenland","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"denmark-engages-u-s-lobbying-firms-in-context-of-ongoing-tensions-over-greenland","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7827","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":8},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
The contract for Mercury will be handled by David Vitter, a former Republican congressman and senator from Louisiana who resigned in 2017 after losing a Louisiana gubernatorial race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the document, the deal included \"providing strategic consulting, public affairs, marketing and communications\" and went into effect on April 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The position of Greenland, an autonomous Danish province rich in natural riches that Trump wants to buy, has put Denmark in the sights of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has refused to rule out military involvement and threatens to impose trade sanctions on Denmark if they refuse to sell, even though Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has stated that Greenland is not for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But it hasn't been easy to find lobbyists with ties to Republicans to support its cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ballard Partners, a significant Trump fundraiser in<\/a> Florida run by Brian Ballard, rejected Denmark in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. Additionally, we hope to become independent in the future.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Denmark engages U.S. lobbying firms in context of ongoing tensions over Greenland","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"denmark-engages-u-s-lobbying-firms-in-context-of-ongoing-tensions-over-greenland","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7827","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":8},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
In an effort to improve ties with US President Donald Trump<\/a>, Denmark has enlisted powerful K-Street lobbyists with ties to the Republican Party. According to documents filed under the US State Department's Foreign Agents Registration Act, Mercury Public Affairs and Denmark's ambassador to Washington, Jesper M\u00f8ller S\u00f8rensen, have reached an agreement on a $263,000 contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The contract for Mercury will be handled by David Vitter, a former Republican congressman and senator from Louisiana who resigned in 2017 after losing a Louisiana gubernatorial race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the document, the deal included \"providing strategic consulting, public affairs, marketing and communications\" and went into effect on April 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The position of Greenland, an autonomous Danish province rich in natural riches that Trump wants to buy, has put Denmark in the sights of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has refused to rule out military involvement and threatens to impose trade sanctions on Denmark if they refuse to sell, even though Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has stated that Greenland is not for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But it hasn't been easy to find lobbyists with ties to Republicans to support its cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ballard Partners, a significant Trump fundraiser in<\/a> Florida run by Brian Ballard, rejected Denmark in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. Additionally, we hope to become independent in the future.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Denmark engages U.S. lobbying firms in context of ongoing tensions over Greenland","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"denmark-engages-u-s-lobbying-firms-in-context-of-ongoing-tensions-over-greenland","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7827","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":8},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\"We're trying to keep this as clean and expedient as possible.\"<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Intense lobbying erupts over potential pairing of credit card and cryptocurrency legislation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"intense-lobbying-erupts-over-potential-pairing-of-credit-card-and-cryptocurrency-legislation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7834","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7827,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_date_gmt":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_content":"\n In an effort to improve ties with US President Donald Trump<\/a>, Denmark has enlisted powerful K-Street lobbyists with ties to the Republican Party. According to documents filed under the US State Department's Foreign Agents Registration Act, Mercury Public Affairs and Denmark's ambassador to Washington, Jesper M\u00f8ller S\u00f8rensen, have reached an agreement on a $263,000 contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The contract for Mercury will be handled by David Vitter, a former Republican congressman and senator from Louisiana who resigned in 2017 after losing a Louisiana gubernatorial race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the document, the deal included \"providing strategic consulting, public affairs, marketing and communications\" and went into effect on April 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The position of Greenland, an autonomous Danish province rich in natural riches that Trump wants to buy, has put Denmark in the sights of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has refused to rule out military involvement and threatens to impose trade sanctions on Denmark if they refuse to sell, even though Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has stated that Greenland is not for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But it hasn't been easy to find lobbyists with ties to Republicans to support its cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ballard Partners, a significant Trump fundraiser in<\/a> Florida run by Brian Ballard, rejected Denmark in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. Additionally, we hope to become independent in the future.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Denmark engages U.S. lobbying firms in context of ongoing tensions over Greenland","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"denmark-engages-u-s-lobbying-firms-in-context-of-ongoing-tensions-over-greenland","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7827","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":8},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\"We're trying to keep this as clean and expedient as possible.\"<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Intense lobbying erupts over potential pairing of credit card and cryptocurrency legislation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"intense-lobbying-erupts-over-potential-pairing-of-credit-card-and-cryptocurrency-legislation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7834","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7827,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_date_gmt":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_content":"\n In an effort to improve ties with US President Donald Trump<\/a>, Denmark has enlisted powerful K-Street lobbyists with ties to the Republican Party. According to documents filed under the US State Department's Foreign Agents Registration Act, Mercury Public Affairs and Denmark's ambassador to Washington, Jesper M\u00f8ller S\u00f8rensen, have reached an agreement on a $263,000 contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The contract for Mercury will be handled by David Vitter, a former Republican congressman and senator from Louisiana who resigned in 2017 after losing a Louisiana gubernatorial race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the document, the deal included \"providing strategic consulting, public affairs, marketing and communications\" and went into effect on April 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The position of Greenland, an autonomous Danish province rich in natural riches that Trump wants to buy, has put Denmark in the sights of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has refused to rule out military involvement and threatens to impose trade sanctions on Denmark if they refuse to sell, even though Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has stated that Greenland is not for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But it hasn't been easy to find lobbyists with ties to Republicans to support its cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ballard Partners, a significant Trump fundraiser in<\/a> Florida run by Brian Ballard, rejected Denmark in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. Additionally, we hope to become independent in the future.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Denmark engages U.S. lobbying firms in context of ongoing tensions over Greenland","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"denmark-engages-u-s-lobbying-firms-in-context-of-ongoing-tensions-over-greenland","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7827","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":8},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
he said in a February interview with Punchbowl News. One of the proponents of the stablecoin bill, Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., told Semafor on Wednesday, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We're trying to keep this as clean and expedient as possible.\"<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Intense lobbying erupts over potential pairing of credit card and cryptocurrency legislation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"intense-lobbying-erupts-over-potential-pairing-of-credit-card-and-cryptocurrency-legislation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7834","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7827,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_date_gmt":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_content":"\n In an effort to improve ties with US President Donald Trump<\/a>, Denmark has enlisted powerful K-Street lobbyists with ties to the Republican Party. According to documents filed under the US State Department's Foreign Agents Registration Act, Mercury Public Affairs and Denmark's ambassador to Washington, Jesper M\u00f8ller S\u00f8rensen, have reached an agreement on a $263,000 contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The contract for Mercury will be handled by David Vitter, a former Republican congressman and senator from Louisiana who resigned in 2017 after losing a Louisiana gubernatorial race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the document, the deal included \"providing strategic consulting, public affairs, marketing and communications\" and went into effect on April 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The position of Greenland, an autonomous Danish province rich in natural riches that Trump wants to buy, has put Denmark in the sights of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has refused to rule out military involvement and threatens to impose trade sanctions on Denmark if they refuse to sell, even though Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has stated that Greenland is not for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But it hasn't been easy to find lobbyists with ties to Republicans to support its cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ballard Partners, a significant Trump fundraiser in<\/a> Florida run by Brian Ballard, rejected Denmark in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. Additionally, we hope to become independent in the future.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Denmark engages U.S. lobbying firms in context of ongoing tensions over Greenland","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"denmark-engages-u-s-lobbying-firms-in-context-of-ongoing-tensions-over-greenland","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7827","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":8},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\"This is not one where I would be inclined to change my long-stated view,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he said in a February interview with Punchbowl News. One of the proponents of the stablecoin bill, Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., told Semafor on Wednesday, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We're trying to keep this as clean and expedient as possible.\"<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Intense lobbying erupts over potential pairing of credit card and cryptocurrency legislation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"intense-lobbying-erupts-over-potential-pairing-of-credit-card-and-cryptocurrency-legislation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7834","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7827,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_date_gmt":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_content":"\n In an effort to improve ties with US President Donald Trump<\/a>, Denmark has enlisted powerful K-Street lobbyists with ties to the Republican Party. According to documents filed under the US State Department's Foreign Agents Registration Act, Mercury Public Affairs and Denmark's ambassador to Washington, Jesper M\u00f8ller S\u00f8rensen, have reached an agreement on a $263,000 contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The contract for Mercury will be handled by David Vitter, a former Republican congressman and senator from Louisiana who resigned in 2017 after losing a Louisiana gubernatorial race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the document, the deal included \"providing strategic consulting, public affairs, marketing and communications\" and went into effect on April 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The position of Greenland, an autonomous Danish province rich in natural riches that Trump wants to buy, has put Denmark in the sights of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has refused to rule out military involvement and threatens to impose trade sanctions on Denmark if they refuse to sell, even though Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has stated that Greenland is not for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But it hasn't been easy to find lobbyists with ties to Republicans to support its cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ballard Partners, a significant Trump fundraiser in<\/a> Florida run by Brian Ballard, rejected Denmark in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. Additionally, we hope to become independent in the future.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Denmark engages U.S. lobbying firms in context of ongoing tensions over Greenland","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"denmark-engages-u-s-lobbying-firms-in-context-of-ongoing-tensions-over-greenland","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7827","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":8},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\"This is not one where I would be inclined to change my long-stated view,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he said in a February interview with Punchbowl News. One of the proponents of the stablecoin bill, Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., told Semafor on Wednesday, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We're trying to keep this as clean and expedient as possible.\"<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Intense lobbying erupts over potential pairing of credit card and cryptocurrency legislation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"intense-lobbying-erupts-over-potential-pairing-of-credit-card-and-cryptocurrency-legislation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7834","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7827,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_date_gmt":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_content":"\n In an effort to improve ties with US President Donald Trump<\/a>, Denmark has enlisted powerful K-Street lobbyists with ties to the Republican Party. According to documents filed under the US State Department's Foreign Agents Registration Act, Mercury Public Affairs and Denmark's ambassador to Washington, Jesper M\u00f8ller S\u00f8rensen, have reached an agreement on a $263,000 contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The contract for Mercury will be handled by David Vitter, a former Republican congressman and senator from Louisiana who resigned in 2017 after losing a Louisiana gubernatorial race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the document, the deal included \"providing strategic consulting, public affairs, marketing and communications\" and went into effect on April 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The position of Greenland, an autonomous Danish province rich in natural riches that Trump wants to buy, has put Denmark in the sights of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has refused to rule out military involvement and threatens to impose trade sanctions on Denmark if they refuse to sell, even though Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has stated that Greenland is not for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But it hasn't been easy to find lobbyists with ties to Republicans to support its cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ballard Partners, a significant Trump fundraiser in<\/a> Florida run by Brian Ballard, rejected Denmark in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. Additionally, we hope to become independent in the future.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Denmark engages U.S. lobbying firms in context of ongoing tensions over Greenland","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"denmark-engages-u-s-lobbying-firms-in-context-of-ongoing-tensions-over-greenland","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7827","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":8},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Hill has been a strong opponent of Marshall and Durbin's bill and doesn't appear to be going anywhere: <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is not one where I would be inclined to change my long-stated view,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he said in a February interview with Punchbowl News. One of the proponents of the stablecoin bill, Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., told Semafor on Wednesday, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We're trying to keep this as clean and expedient as possible.\"<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Intense lobbying erupts over potential pairing of credit card and cryptocurrency legislation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"intense-lobbying-erupts-over-potential-pairing-of-credit-card-and-cryptocurrency-legislation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7834","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7827,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_date_gmt":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_content":"\n In an effort to improve ties with US President Donald Trump<\/a>, Denmark has enlisted powerful K-Street lobbyists with ties to the Republican Party. According to documents filed under the US State Department's Foreign Agents Registration Act, Mercury Public Affairs and Denmark's ambassador to Washington, Jesper M\u00f8ller S\u00f8rensen, have reached an agreement on a $263,000 contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The contract for Mercury will be handled by David Vitter, a former Republican congressman and senator from Louisiana who resigned in 2017 after losing a Louisiana gubernatorial race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the document, the deal included \"providing strategic consulting, public affairs, marketing and communications\" and went into effect on April 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The position of Greenland, an autonomous Danish province rich in natural riches that Trump wants to buy, has put Denmark in the sights of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has refused to rule out military involvement and threatens to impose trade sanctions on Denmark if they refuse to sell, even though Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has stated that Greenland is not for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But it hasn't been easy to find lobbyists with ties to Republicans to support its cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ballard Partners, a significant Trump fundraiser in<\/a> Florida run by Brian Ballard, rejected Denmark in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. Additionally, we hope to become independent in the future.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Denmark engages U.S. lobbying firms in context of ongoing tensions over Greenland","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"denmark-engages-u-s-lobbying-firms-in-context-of-ongoing-tensions-over-greenland","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7827","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":8},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
The inclusion of the credit card amendment \"puts me on the spot, doesn't it?\" asked Durbin, who is against the larger stablecoin plan. However, with 69 senators voting to advance it on Wednesday and 60 senators needing to vote to pass it, the crypto measure doesn't have much space to lose support. Because of this, the majority of the sector is cautious of frightening off Republican politicians like Tillis. Supporters are optimistic that French Hill, R-Ark., the Financial Services Chair, would pass the bill unaltered in the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hill has been a strong opponent of Marshall and Durbin's bill and doesn't appear to be going anywhere: <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is not one where I would be inclined to change my long-stated view,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he said in a February interview with Punchbowl News. One of the proponents of the stablecoin bill, Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., told Semafor on Wednesday, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We're trying to keep this as clean and expedient as possible.\"<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Intense lobbying erupts over potential pairing of credit card and cryptocurrency legislation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"intense-lobbying-erupts-over-potential-pairing-of-credit-card-and-cryptocurrency-legislation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7834","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7827,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_date_gmt":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_content":"\n In an effort to improve ties with US President Donald Trump<\/a>, Denmark has enlisted powerful K-Street lobbyists with ties to the Republican Party. According to documents filed under the US State Department's Foreign Agents Registration Act, Mercury Public Affairs and Denmark's ambassador to Washington, Jesper M\u00f8ller S\u00f8rensen, have reached an agreement on a $263,000 contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The contract for Mercury will be handled by David Vitter, a former Republican congressman and senator from Louisiana who resigned in 2017 after losing a Louisiana gubernatorial race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the document, the deal included \"providing strategic consulting, public affairs, marketing and communications\" and went into effect on April 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The position of Greenland, an autonomous Danish province rich in natural riches that Trump wants to buy, has put Denmark in the sights of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has refused to rule out military involvement and threatens to impose trade sanctions on Denmark if they refuse to sell, even though Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has stated that Greenland is not for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But it hasn't been easy to find lobbyists with ties to Republicans to support its cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ballard Partners, a significant Trump fundraiser in<\/a> Florida run by Brian Ballard, rejected Denmark in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. Additionally, we hope to become independent in the future.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Denmark engages U.S. lobbying firms in context of ongoing tensions over Greenland","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"denmark-engages-u-s-lobbying-firms-in-context-of-ongoing-tensions-over-greenland","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7827","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":8},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
The cryptocurrency sector is currently subtly urging its supporters on Capitol Hill<\/a> to prevent the amendment from being put to a vote. Some in the business argue that more Democrats may support the swipe charge measure if it were approved by a simple majority vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The inclusion of the credit card amendment \"puts me on the spot, doesn't it?\" asked Durbin, who is against the larger stablecoin plan. However, with 69 senators voting to advance it on Wednesday and 60 senators needing to vote to pass it, the crypto measure doesn't have much space to lose support. Because of this, the majority of the sector is cautious of frightening off Republican politicians like Tillis. Supporters are optimistic that French Hill, R-Ark., the Financial Services Chair, would pass the bill unaltered in the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hill has been a strong opponent of Marshall and Durbin's bill and doesn't appear to be going anywhere: <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is not one where I would be inclined to change my long-stated view,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he said in a February interview with Punchbowl News. One of the proponents of the stablecoin bill, Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., told Semafor on Wednesday, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We're trying to keep this as clean and expedient as possible.\"<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Intense lobbying erupts over potential pairing of credit card and cryptocurrency legislation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"intense-lobbying-erupts-over-potential-pairing-of-credit-card-and-cryptocurrency-legislation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7834","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7827,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_date_gmt":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_content":"\n In an effort to improve ties with US President Donald Trump<\/a>, Denmark has enlisted powerful K-Street lobbyists with ties to the Republican Party. According to documents filed under the US State Department's Foreign Agents Registration Act, Mercury Public Affairs and Denmark's ambassador to Washington, Jesper M\u00f8ller S\u00f8rensen, have reached an agreement on a $263,000 contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The contract for Mercury will be handled by David Vitter, a former Republican congressman and senator from Louisiana who resigned in 2017 after losing a Louisiana gubernatorial race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the document, the deal included \"providing strategic consulting, public affairs, marketing and communications\" and went into effect on April 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The position of Greenland, an autonomous Danish province rich in natural riches that Trump wants to buy, has put Denmark in the sights of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has refused to rule out military involvement and threatens to impose trade sanctions on Denmark if they refuse to sell, even though Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has stated that Greenland is not for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But it hasn't been easy to find lobbyists with ties to Republicans to support its cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ballard Partners, a significant Trump fundraiser in<\/a> Florida run by Brian Ballard, rejected Denmark in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. Additionally, we hope to become independent in the future.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Denmark engages U.S. lobbying firms in context of ongoing tensions over Greenland","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"denmark-engages-u-s-lobbying-firms-in-context-of-ongoing-tensions-over-greenland","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7827","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":8},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\"We still haven't made a decision. Marshall said to Semafor on Wednesday, \"We're still measuring twice before we cut once.\" He claimed he hadn't determined how to handle the amendment and didn't want to talk about it any more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The cryptocurrency sector is currently subtly urging its supporters on Capitol Hill<\/a> to prevent the amendment from being put to a vote. Some in the business argue that more Democrats may support the swipe charge measure if it were approved by a simple majority vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The inclusion of the credit card amendment \"puts me on the spot, doesn't it?\" asked Durbin, who is against the larger stablecoin plan. However, with 69 senators voting to advance it on Wednesday and 60 senators needing to vote to pass it, the crypto measure doesn't have much space to lose support. Because of this, the majority of the sector is cautious of frightening off Republican politicians like Tillis. Supporters are optimistic that French Hill, R-Ark., the Financial Services Chair, would pass the bill unaltered in the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hill has been a strong opponent of Marshall and Durbin's bill and doesn't appear to be going anywhere: <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is not one where I would be inclined to change my long-stated view,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he said in a February interview with Punchbowl News. One of the proponents of the stablecoin bill, Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., told Semafor on Wednesday, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We're trying to keep this as clean and expedient as possible.\"<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Intense lobbying erupts over potential pairing of credit card and cryptocurrency legislation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"intense-lobbying-erupts-over-potential-pairing-of-credit-card-and-cryptocurrency-legislation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7834","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7827,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_date_gmt":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_content":"\n In an effort to improve ties with US President Donald Trump<\/a>, Denmark has enlisted powerful K-Street lobbyists with ties to the Republican Party. According to documents filed under the US State Department's Foreign Agents Registration Act, Mercury Public Affairs and Denmark's ambassador to Washington, Jesper M\u00f8ller S\u00f8rensen, have reached an agreement on a $263,000 contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The contract for Mercury will be handled by David Vitter, a former Republican congressman and senator from Louisiana who resigned in 2017 after losing a Louisiana gubernatorial race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the document, the deal included \"providing strategic consulting, public affairs, marketing and communications\" and went into effect on April 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The position of Greenland, an autonomous Danish province rich in natural riches that Trump wants to buy, has put Denmark in the sights of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has refused to rule out military involvement and threatens to impose trade sanctions on Denmark if they refuse to sell, even though Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has stated that Greenland is not for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But it hasn't been easy to find lobbyists with ties to Republicans to support its cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ballard Partners, a significant Trump fundraiser in<\/a> Florida run by Brian Ballard, rejected Denmark in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. Additionally, we hope to become independent in the future.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Denmark engages U.S. lobbying firms in context of ongoing tensions over Greenland","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"denmark-engages-u-s-lobbying-firms-in-context-of-ongoing-tensions-over-greenland","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7827","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":8},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
On Tuesday, Marshall submitted his proposal as an amendmen<\/a>t to the stablecoin bill in the Senate. However, it's unclear if he would advocate for a floor vote. Durbin said that since the swipe charge concept had never before seen floor action, he was unsure if it would receive 60 votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We still haven't made a decision. Marshall said to Semafor on Wednesday, \"We're still measuring twice before we cut once.\" He claimed he hadn't determined how to handle the amendment and didn't want to talk about it any more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The cryptocurrency sector is currently subtly urging its supporters on Capitol Hill<\/a> to prevent the amendment from being put to a vote. Some in the business argue that more Democrats may support the swipe charge measure if it were approved by a simple majority vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The inclusion of the credit card amendment \"puts me on the spot, doesn't it?\" asked Durbin, who is against the larger stablecoin plan. However, with 69 senators voting to advance it on Wednesday and 60 senators needing to vote to pass it, the crypto measure doesn't have much space to lose support. Because of this, the majority of the sector is cautious of frightening off Republican politicians like Tillis. Supporters are optimistic that French Hill, R-Ark., the Financial Services Chair, would pass the bill unaltered in the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hill has been a strong opponent of Marshall and Durbin's bill and doesn't appear to be going anywhere: <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is not one where I would be inclined to change my long-stated view,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he said in a February interview with Punchbowl News. One of the proponents of the stablecoin bill, Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., told Semafor on Wednesday, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We're trying to keep this as clean and expedient as possible.\"<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Intense lobbying erupts over potential pairing of credit card and cryptocurrency legislation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"intense-lobbying-erupts-over-potential-pairing-of-credit-card-and-cryptocurrency-legislation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7834","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7827,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_date_gmt":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_content":"\n In an effort to improve ties with US President Donald Trump<\/a>, Denmark has enlisted powerful K-Street lobbyists with ties to the Republican Party. According to documents filed under the US State Department's Foreign Agents Registration Act, Mercury Public Affairs and Denmark's ambassador to Washington, Jesper M\u00f8ller S\u00f8rensen, have reached an agreement on a $263,000 contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The contract for Mercury will be handled by David Vitter, a former Republican congressman and senator from Louisiana who resigned in 2017 after losing a Louisiana gubernatorial race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the document, the deal included \"providing strategic consulting, public affairs, marketing and communications\" and went into effect on April 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The position of Greenland, an autonomous Danish province rich in natural riches that Trump wants to buy, has put Denmark in the sights of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has refused to rule out military involvement and threatens to impose trade sanctions on Denmark if they refuse to sell, even though Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has stated that Greenland is not for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But it hasn't been easy to find lobbyists with ties to Republicans to support its cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ballard Partners, a significant Trump fundraiser in<\/a> Florida run by Brian Ballard, rejected Denmark in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. Additionally, we hope to become independent in the future.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Denmark engages U.S. lobbying firms in context of ongoing tensions over Greenland","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"denmark-engages-u-s-lobbying-firms-in-context-of-ongoing-tensions-over-greenland","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7827","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":8},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
For years, the conflicting interests and their large financial stakes have kept the Republican Party so split that the swipe charge measure was never put to a roll-call vote. Vice President JD Vance signed the law when serving as a senator, but he later privately informed lobbyists that he would not attempt to promote it. This is just one example of the complicated dynamics at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Tuesday, Marshall submitted his proposal as an amendmen<\/a>t to the stablecoin bill in the Senate. However, it's unclear if he would advocate for a floor vote. Durbin said that since the swipe charge concept had never before seen floor action, he was unsure if it would receive 60 votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We still haven't made a decision. Marshall said to Semafor on Wednesday, \"We're still measuring twice before we cut once.\" He claimed he hadn't determined how to handle the amendment and didn't want to talk about it any more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The cryptocurrency sector is currently subtly urging its supporters on Capitol Hill<\/a> to prevent the amendment from being put to a vote. Some in the business argue that more Democrats may support the swipe charge measure if it were approved by a simple majority vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The inclusion of the credit card amendment \"puts me on the spot, doesn't it?\" asked Durbin, who is against the larger stablecoin plan. However, with 69 senators voting to advance it on Wednesday and 60 senators needing to vote to pass it, the crypto measure doesn't have much space to lose support. Because of this, the majority of the sector is cautious of frightening off Republican politicians like Tillis. Supporters are optimistic that French Hill, R-Ark., the Financial Services Chair, would pass the bill unaltered in the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hill has been a strong opponent of Marshall and Durbin's bill and doesn't appear to be going anywhere: <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is not one where I would be inclined to change my long-stated view,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he said in a February interview with Punchbowl News. One of the proponents of the stablecoin bill, Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., told Semafor on Wednesday, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We're trying to keep this as clean and expedient as possible.\"<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Intense lobbying erupts over potential pairing of credit card and cryptocurrency legislation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"intense-lobbying-erupts-over-potential-pairing-of-credit-card-and-cryptocurrency-legislation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7834","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7827,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_date_gmt":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_content":"\n In an effort to improve ties with US President Donald Trump<\/a>, Denmark has enlisted powerful K-Street lobbyists with ties to the Republican Party. According to documents filed under the US State Department's Foreign Agents Registration Act, Mercury Public Affairs and Denmark's ambassador to Washington, Jesper M\u00f8ller S\u00f8rensen, have reached an agreement on a $263,000 contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The contract for Mercury will be handled by David Vitter, a former Republican congressman and senator from Louisiana who resigned in 2017 after losing a Louisiana gubernatorial race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the document, the deal included \"providing strategic consulting, public affairs, marketing and communications\" and went into effect on April 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The position of Greenland, an autonomous Danish province rich in natural riches that Trump wants to buy, has put Denmark in the sights of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has refused to rule out military involvement and threatens to impose trade sanctions on Denmark if they refuse to sell, even though Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has stated that Greenland is not for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But it hasn't been easy to find lobbyists with ties to Republicans to support its cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ballard Partners, a significant Trump fundraiser in<\/a> Florida run by Brian Ballard, rejected Denmark in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. Additionally, we hope to become independent in the future.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Denmark engages U.S. lobbying firms in context of ongoing tensions over Greenland","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"denmark-engages-u-s-lobbying-firms-in-context-of-ongoing-tensions-over-greenland","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7827","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":8},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
My coworkers won't be surprised by it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For years, the conflicting interests and their large financial stakes have kept the Republican Party so split that the swipe charge measure was never put to a roll-call vote. Vice President JD Vance signed the law when serving as a senator, but he later privately informed lobbyists that he would not attempt to promote it. This is just one example of the complicated dynamics at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Tuesday, Marshall submitted his proposal as an amendmen<\/a>t to the stablecoin bill in the Senate. However, it's unclear if he would advocate for a floor vote. Durbin said that since the swipe charge concept had never before seen floor action, he was unsure if it would receive 60 votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We still haven't made a decision. Marshall said to Semafor on Wednesday, \"We're still measuring twice before we cut once.\" He claimed he hadn't determined how to handle the amendment and didn't want to talk about it any more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The cryptocurrency sector is currently subtly urging its supporters on Capitol Hill<\/a> to prevent the amendment from being put to a vote. Some in the business argue that more Democrats may support the swipe charge measure if it were approved by a simple majority vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The inclusion of the credit card amendment \"puts me on the spot, doesn't it?\" asked Durbin, who is against the larger stablecoin plan. However, with 69 senators voting to advance it on Wednesday and 60 senators needing to vote to pass it, the crypto measure doesn't have much space to lose support. Because of this, the majority of the sector is cautious of frightening off Republican politicians like Tillis. Supporters are optimistic that French Hill, R-Ark., the Financial Services Chair, would pass the bill unaltered in the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hill has been a strong opponent of Marshall and Durbin's bill and doesn't appear to be going anywhere: <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is not one where I would be inclined to change my long-stated view,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he said in a February interview with Punchbowl News. One of the proponents of the stablecoin bill, Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., told Semafor on Wednesday, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We're trying to keep this as clean and expedient as possible.\"<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Intense lobbying erupts over potential pairing of credit card and cryptocurrency legislation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"intense-lobbying-erupts-over-potential-pairing-of-credit-card-and-cryptocurrency-legislation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7834","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7827,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_date_gmt":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_content":"\n In an effort to improve ties with US President Donald Trump<\/a>, Denmark has enlisted powerful K-Street lobbyists with ties to the Republican Party. According to documents filed under the US State Department's Foreign Agents Registration Act, Mercury Public Affairs and Denmark's ambassador to Washington, Jesper M\u00f8ller S\u00f8rensen, have reached an agreement on a $263,000 contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The contract for Mercury will be handled by David Vitter, a former Republican congressman and senator from Louisiana who resigned in 2017 after losing a Louisiana gubernatorial race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the document, the deal included \"providing strategic consulting, public affairs, marketing and communications\" and went into effect on April 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The position of Greenland, an autonomous Danish province rich in natural riches that Trump wants to buy, has put Denmark in the sights of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has refused to rule out military involvement and threatens to impose trade sanctions on Denmark if they refuse to sell, even though Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has stated that Greenland is not for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But it hasn't been easy to find lobbyists with ties to Republicans to support its cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ballard Partners, a significant Trump fundraiser in<\/a> Florida run by Brian Ballard, rejected Denmark in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. 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\"I'd go from being a co-sponsor to trying to figure out how to tank the [stablecoin] bill if the swipe fee measure got attached.\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n My coworkers won't be surprised by it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For years, the conflicting interests and their large financial stakes have kept the Republican Party so split that the swipe charge measure was never put to a roll-call vote. Vice President JD Vance signed the law when serving as a senator, but he later privately informed lobbyists that he would not attempt to promote it. This is just one example of the complicated dynamics at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Tuesday, Marshall submitted his proposal as an amendmen<\/a>t to the stablecoin bill in the Senate. However, it's unclear if he would advocate for a floor vote. Durbin said that since the swipe charge concept had never before seen floor action, he was unsure if it would receive 60 votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We still haven't made a decision. Marshall said to Semafor on Wednesday, \"We're still measuring twice before we cut once.\" He claimed he hadn't determined how to handle the amendment and didn't want to talk about it any more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The cryptocurrency sector is currently subtly urging its supporters on Capitol Hill<\/a> to prevent the amendment from being put to a vote. Some in the business argue that more Democrats may support the swipe charge measure if it were approved by a simple majority vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The inclusion of the credit card amendment \"puts me on the spot, doesn't it?\" asked Durbin, who is against the larger stablecoin plan. However, with 69 senators voting to advance it on Wednesday and 60 senators needing to vote to pass it, the crypto measure doesn't have much space to lose support. Because of this, the majority of the sector is cautious of frightening off Republican politicians like Tillis. Supporters are optimistic that French Hill, R-Ark., the Financial Services Chair, would pass the bill unaltered in the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hill has been a strong opponent of Marshall and Durbin's bill and doesn't appear to be going anywhere: <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is not one where I would be inclined to change my long-stated view,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he said in a February interview with Punchbowl News. One of the proponents of the stablecoin bill, Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., told Semafor on Wednesday, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We're trying to keep this as clean and expedient as possible.\"<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Intense lobbying erupts over potential pairing of credit card and cryptocurrency legislation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"intense-lobbying-erupts-over-potential-pairing-of-credit-card-and-cryptocurrency-legislation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7834","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7827,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_date_gmt":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_content":"\n In an effort to improve ties with US President Donald Trump<\/a>, Denmark has enlisted powerful K-Street lobbyists with ties to the Republican Party. According to documents filed under the US State Department's Foreign Agents Registration Act, Mercury Public Affairs and Denmark's ambassador to Washington, Jesper M\u00f8ller S\u00f8rensen, have reached an agreement on a $263,000 contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The contract for Mercury will be handled by David Vitter, a former Republican congressman and senator from Louisiana who resigned in 2017 after losing a Louisiana gubernatorial race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the document, the deal included \"providing strategic consulting, public affairs, marketing and communications\" and went into effect on April 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The position of Greenland, an autonomous Danish province rich in natural riches that Trump wants to buy, has put Denmark in the sights of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has refused to rule out military involvement and threatens to impose trade sanctions on Denmark if they refuse to sell, even though Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has stated that Greenland is not for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But it hasn't been easy to find lobbyists with ties to Republicans to support its cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ballard Partners, a significant Trump fundraiser in<\/a> Florida run by Brian Ballard, rejected Denmark in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. 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\"I'd go from being a co-sponsor to trying to figure out how to tank the [stablecoin] bill if the swipe fee measure got attached.\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n My coworkers won't be surprised by it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For years, the conflicting interests and their large financial stakes have kept the Republican Party so split that the swipe charge measure was never put to a roll-call vote. Vice President JD Vance signed the law when serving as a senator, but he later privately informed lobbyists that he would not attempt to promote it. This is just one example of the complicated dynamics at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Tuesday, Marshall submitted his proposal as an amendmen<\/a>t to the stablecoin bill in the Senate. However, it's unclear if he would advocate for a floor vote. Durbin said that since the swipe charge concept had never before seen floor action, he was unsure if it would receive 60 votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We still haven't made a decision. Marshall said to Semafor on Wednesday, \"We're still measuring twice before we cut once.\" He claimed he hadn't determined how to handle the amendment and didn't want to talk about it any more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The cryptocurrency sector is currently subtly urging its supporters on Capitol Hill<\/a> to prevent the amendment from being put to a vote. Some in the business argue that more Democrats may support the swipe charge measure if it were approved by a simple majority vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The inclusion of the credit card amendment \"puts me on the spot, doesn't it?\" asked Durbin, who is against the larger stablecoin plan. However, with 69 senators voting to advance it on Wednesday and 60 senators needing to vote to pass it, the crypto measure doesn't have much space to lose support. Because of this, the majority of the sector is cautious of frightening off Republican politicians like Tillis. Supporters are optimistic that French Hill, R-Ark., the Financial Services Chair, would pass the bill unaltered in the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hill has been a strong opponent of Marshall and Durbin's bill and doesn't appear to be going anywhere: <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is not one where I would be inclined to change my long-stated view,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he said in a February interview with Punchbowl News. One of the proponents of the stablecoin bill, Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., told Semafor on Wednesday, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We're trying to keep this as clean and expedient as possible.\"<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Intense lobbying erupts over potential pairing of credit card and cryptocurrency legislation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"intense-lobbying-erupts-over-potential-pairing-of-credit-card-and-cryptocurrency-legislation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7834","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7827,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_date_gmt":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_content":"\n In an effort to improve ties with US President Donald Trump<\/a>, Denmark has enlisted powerful K-Street lobbyists with ties to the Republican Party. According to documents filed under the US State Department's Foreign Agents Registration Act, Mercury Public Affairs and Denmark's ambassador to Washington, Jesper M\u00f8ller S\u00f8rensen, have reached an agreement on a $263,000 contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The contract for Mercury will be handled by David Vitter, a former Republican congressman and senator from Louisiana who resigned in 2017 after losing a Louisiana gubernatorial race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the document, the deal included \"providing strategic consulting, public affairs, marketing and communications\" and went into effect on April 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The position of Greenland, an autonomous Danish province rich in natural riches that Trump wants to buy, has put Denmark in the sights of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has refused to rule out military involvement and threatens to impose trade sanctions on Denmark if they refuse to sell, even though Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has stated that Greenland is not for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But it hasn't been easy to find lobbyists with ties to Republicans to support its cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ballard Partners, a significant Trump fundraiser in<\/a> Florida run by Brian Ballard, rejected Denmark in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. 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He went on to say, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"I'd go from being a co-sponsor to trying to figure out how to tank the [stablecoin] bill if the swipe fee measure got attached.\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n My coworkers won't be surprised by it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For years, the conflicting interests and their large financial stakes have kept the Republican Party so split that the swipe charge measure was never put to a roll-call vote. Vice President JD Vance signed the law when serving as a senator, but he later privately informed lobbyists that he would not attempt to promote it. This is just one example of the complicated dynamics at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Tuesday, Marshall submitted his proposal as an amendmen<\/a>t to the stablecoin bill in the Senate. However, it's unclear if he would advocate for a floor vote. Durbin said that since the swipe charge concept had never before seen floor action, he was unsure if it would receive 60 votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We still haven't made a decision. Marshall said to Semafor on Wednesday, \"We're still measuring twice before we cut once.\" He claimed he hadn't determined how to handle the amendment and didn't want to talk about it any more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The cryptocurrency sector is currently subtly urging its supporters on Capitol Hill<\/a> to prevent the amendment from being put to a vote. Some in the business argue that more Democrats may support the swipe charge measure if it were approved by a simple majority vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The inclusion of the credit card amendment \"puts me on the spot, doesn't it?\" asked Durbin, who is against the larger stablecoin plan. However, with 69 senators voting to advance it on Wednesday and 60 senators needing to vote to pass it, the crypto measure doesn't have much space to lose support. Because of this, the majority of the sector is cautious of frightening off Republican politicians like Tillis. Supporters are optimistic that French Hill, R-Ark., the Financial Services Chair, would pass the bill unaltered in the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hill has been a strong opponent of Marshall and Durbin's bill and doesn't appear to be going anywhere: <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is not one where I would be inclined to change my long-stated view,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he said in a February interview with Punchbowl News. One of the proponents of the stablecoin bill, Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., told Semafor on Wednesday, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We're trying to keep this as clean and expedient as possible.\"<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Intense lobbying erupts over potential pairing of credit card and cryptocurrency legislation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"intense-lobbying-erupts-over-potential-pairing-of-credit-card-and-cryptocurrency-legislation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7834","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7827,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_date_gmt":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_content":"\n In an effort to improve ties with US President Donald Trump<\/a>, Denmark has enlisted powerful K-Street lobbyists with ties to the Republican Party. According to documents filed under the US State Department's Foreign Agents Registration Act, Mercury Public Affairs and Denmark's ambassador to Washington, Jesper M\u00f8ller S\u00f8rensen, have reached an agreement on a $263,000 contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The contract for Mercury will be handled by David Vitter, a former Republican congressman and senator from Louisiana who resigned in 2017 after losing a Louisiana gubernatorial race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the document, the deal included \"providing strategic consulting, public affairs, marketing and communications\" and went into effect on April 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The position of Greenland, an autonomous Danish province rich in natural riches that Trump wants to buy, has put Denmark in the sights of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has refused to rule out military involvement and threatens to impose trade sanctions on Denmark if they refuse to sell, even though Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has stated that Greenland is not for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But it hasn't been easy to find lobbyists with ties to Republicans to support its cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ballard Partners, a significant Trump fundraiser in<\/a> Florida run by Brian Ballard, rejected Denmark in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. 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\"It's a terrible policy.\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n He went on to say, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"I'd go from being a co-sponsor to trying to figure out how to tank the [stablecoin] bill if the swipe fee measure got attached.\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n My coworkers won't be surprised by it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For years, the conflicting interests and their large financial stakes have kept the Republican Party so split that the swipe charge measure was never put to a roll-call vote. Vice President JD Vance signed the law when serving as a senator, but he later privately informed lobbyists that he would not attempt to promote it. This is just one example of the complicated dynamics at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Tuesday, Marshall submitted his proposal as an amendmen<\/a>t to the stablecoin bill in the Senate. However, it's unclear if he would advocate for a floor vote. Durbin said that since the swipe charge concept had never before seen floor action, he was unsure if it would receive 60 votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We still haven't made a decision. Marshall said to Semafor on Wednesday, \"We're still measuring twice before we cut once.\" He claimed he hadn't determined how to handle the amendment and didn't want to talk about it any more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The cryptocurrency sector is currently subtly urging its supporters on Capitol Hill<\/a> to prevent the amendment from being put to a vote. Some in the business argue that more Democrats may support the swipe charge measure if it were approved by a simple majority vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The inclusion of the credit card amendment \"puts me on the spot, doesn't it?\" asked Durbin, who is against the larger stablecoin plan. However, with 69 senators voting to advance it on Wednesday and 60 senators needing to vote to pass it, the crypto measure doesn't have much space to lose support. Because of this, the majority of the sector is cautious of frightening off Republican politicians like Tillis. Supporters are optimistic that French Hill, R-Ark., the Financial Services Chair, would pass the bill unaltered in the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hill has been a strong opponent of Marshall and Durbin's bill and doesn't appear to be going anywhere: <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is not one where I would be inclined to change my long-stated view,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he said in a February interview with Punchbowl News. One of the proponents of the stablecoin bill, Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., told Semafor on Wednesday, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We're trying to keep this as clean and expedient as possible.\"<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Intense lobbying erupts over potential pairing of credit card and cryptocurrency legislation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"intense-lobbying-erupts-over-potential-pairing-of-credit-card-and-cryptocurrency-legislation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7834","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7827,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_date_gmt":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_content":"\n In an effort to improve ties with US President Donald Trump<\/a>, Denmark has enlisted powerful K-Street lobbyists with ties to the Republican Party. According to documents filed under the US State Department's Foreign Agents Registration Act, Mercury Public Affairs and Denmark's ambassador to Washington, Jesper M\u00f8ller S\u00f8rensen, have reached an agreement on a $263,000 contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The contract for Mercury will be handled by David Vitter, a former Republican congressman and senator from Louisiana who resigned in 2017 after losing a Louisiana gubernatorial race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the document, the deal included \"providing strategic consulting, public affairs, marketing and communications\" and went into effect on April 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The position of Greenland, an autonomous Danish province rich in natural riches that Trump wants to buy, has put Denmark in the sights of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has refused to rule out military involvement and threatens to impose trade sanctions on Denmark if they refuse to sell, even though Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has stated that Greenland is not for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But it hasn't been easy to find lobbyists with ties to Republicans to support its cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ballard Partners, a significant Trump fundraiser in<\/a> Florida run by Brian Ballard, rejected Denmark in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. 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\"It's a terrible policy.\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n He went on to say, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"I'd go from being a co-sponsor to trying to figure out how to tank the [stablecoin] bill if the swipe fee measure got attached.\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n My coworkers won't be surprised by it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For years, the conflicting interests and their large financial stakes have kept the Republican Party so split that the swipe charge measure was never put to a roll-call vote. Vice President JD Vance signed the law when serving as a senator, but he later privately informed lobbyists that he would not attempt to promote it. This is just one example of the complicated dynamics at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Tuesday, Marshall submitted his proposal as an amendmen<\/a>t to the stablecoin bill in the Senate. However, it's unclear if he would advocate for a floor vote. Durbin said that since the swipe charge concept had never before seen floor action, he was unsure if it would receive 60 votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We still haven't made a decision. Marshall said to Semafor on Wednesday, \"We're still measuring twice before we cut once.\" He claimed he hadn't determined how to handle the amendment and didn't want to talk about it any more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The cryptocurrency sector is currently subtly urging its supporters on Capitol Hill<\/a> to prevent the amendment from being put to a vote. Some in the business argue that more Democrats may support the swipe charge measure if it were approved by a simple majority vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The inclusion of the credit card amendment \"puts me on the spot, doesn't it?\" asked Durbin, who is against the larger stablecoin plan. However, with 69 senators voting to advance it on Wednesday and 60 senators needing to vote to pass it, the crypto measure doesn't have much space to lose support. Because of this, the majority of the sector is cautious of frightening off Republican politicians like Tillis. Supporters are optimistic that French Hill, R-Ark., the Financial Services Chair, would pass the bill unaltered in the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hill has been a strong opponent of Marshall and Durbin's bill and doesn't appear to be going anywhere: <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is not one where I would be inclined to change my long-stated view,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he said in a February interview with Punchbowl News. One of the proponents of the stablecoin bill, Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., told Semafor on Wednesday, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We're trying to keep this as clean and expedient as possible.\"<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Intense lobbying erupts over potential pairing of credit card and cryptocurrency legislation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"intense-lobbying-erupts-over-potential-pairing-of-credit-card-and-cryptocurrency-legislation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7834","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7827,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_date_gmt":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_content":"\n In an effort to improve ties with US President Donald Trump<\/a>, Denmark has enlisted powerful K-Street lobbyists with ties to the Republican Party. According to documents filed under the US State Department's Foreign Agents Registration Act, Mercury Public Affairs and Denmark's ambassador to Washington, Jesper M\u00f8ller S\u00f8rensen, have reached an agreement on a $263,000 contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The contract for Mercury will be handled by David Vitter, a former Republican congressman and senator from Louisiana who resigned in 2017 after losing a Louisiana gubernatorial race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the document, the deal included \"providing strategic consulting, public affairs, marketing and communications\" and went into effect on April 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The position of Greenland, an autonomous Danish province rich in natural riches that Trump wants to buy, has put Denmark in the sights of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has refused to rule out military involvement and threatens to impose trade sanctions on Denmark if they refuse to sell, even though Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has stated that Greenland is not for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But it hasn't been easy to find lobbyists with ties to Republicans to support its cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ballard Partners, a significant Trump fundraiser in<\/a> Florida run by Brian Ballard, rejected Denmark in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. 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According to Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"It's a terrible policy.\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n He went on to say, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"I'd go from being a co-sponsor to trying to figure out how to tank the [stablecoin] bill if the swipe fee measure got attached.\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n My coworkers won't be surprised by it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For years, the conflicting interests and their large financial stakes have kept the Republican Party so split that the swipe charge measure was never put to a roll-call vote. Vice President JD Vance signed the law when serving as a senator, but he later privately informed lobbyists that he would not attempt to promote it. This is just one example of the complicated dynamics at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Tuesday, Marshall submitted his proposal as an amendmen<\/a>t to the stablecoin bill in the Senate. However, it's unclear if he would advocate for a floor vote. Durbin said that since the swipe charge concept had never before seen floor action, he was unsure if it would receive 60 votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We still haven't made a decision. Marshall said to Semafor on Wednesday, \"We're still measuring twice before we cut once.\" He claimed he hadn't determined how to handle the amendment and didn't want to talk about it any more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The cryptocurrency sector is currently subtly urging its supporters on Capitol Hill<\/a> to prevent the amendment from being put to a vote. Some in the business argue that more Democrats may support the swipe charge measure if it were approved by a simple majority vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The inclusion of the credit card amendment \"puts me on the spot, doesn't it?\" asked Durbin, who is against the larger stablecoin plan. However, with 69 senators voting to advance it on Wednesday and 60 senators needing to vote to pass it, the crypto measure doesn't have much space to lose support. Because of this, the majority of the sector is cautious of frightening off Republican politicians like Tillis. Supporters are optimistic that French Hill, R-Ark., the Financial Services Chair, would pass the bill unaltered in the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hill has been a strong opponent of Marshall and Durbin's bill and doesn't appear to be going anywhere: <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is not one where I would be inclined to change my long-stated view,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he said in a February interview with Punchbowl News. One of the proponents of the stablecoin bill, Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., told Semafor on Wednesday, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We're trying to keep this as clean and expedient as possible.\"<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Intense lobbying erupts over potential pairing of credit card and cryptocurrency legislation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"intense-lobbying-erupts-over-potential-pairing-of-credit-card-and-cryptocurrency-legislation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7834","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7827,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_date_gmt":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_content":"\n In an effort to improve ties with US President Donald Trump<\/a>, Denmark has enlisted powerful K-Street lobbyists with ties to the Republican Party. According to documents filed under the US State Department's Foreign Agents Registration Act, Mercury Public Affairs and Denmark's ambassador to Washington, Jesper M\u00f8ller S\u00f8rensen, have reached an agreement on a $263,000 contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The contract for Mercury will be handled by David Vitter, a former Republican congressman and senator from Louisiana who resigned in 2017 after losing a Louisiana gubernatorial race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the document, the deal included \"providing strategic consulting, public affairs, marketing and communications\" and went into effect on April 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The position of Greenland, an autonomous Danish province rich in natural riches that Trump wants to buy, has put Denmark in the sights of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has refused to rule out military involvement and threatens to impose trade sanctions on Denmark if they refuse to sell, even though Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has stated that Greenland is not for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But it hasn't been easy to find lobbyists with ties to Republicans to support its cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ballard Partners, a significant Trump fundraiser in<\/a> Florida run by Brian Ballard, rejected Denmark in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. 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Banks, credit unions, Visa, and Mastercard claim the law would compel businesses to reduce customer benefits, while retailers claim it would lower prices for consumers. Additionally, the proposal's detractors are putting up a fierce battle against a recent attempt to include it in the Senate's stablecoin bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"It's a terrible policy.\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n He went on to say, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"I'd go from being a co-sponsor to trying to figure out how to tank the [stablecoin] bill if the swipe fee measure got attached.\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n My coworkers won't be surprised by it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For years, the conflicting interests and their large financial stakes have kept the Republican Party so split that the swipe charge measure was never put to a roll-call vote. Vice President JD Vance signed the law when serving as a senator, but he later privately informed lobbyists that he would not attempt to promote it. This is just one example of the complicated dynamics at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Tuesday, Marshall submitted his proposal as an amendmen<\/a>t to the stablecoin bill in the Senate. However, it's unclear if he would advocate for a floor vote. Durbin said that since the swipe charge concept had never before seen floor action, he was unsure if it would receive 60 votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We still haven't made a decision. Marshall said to Semafor on Wednesday, \"We're still measuring twice before we cut once.\" He claimed he hadn't determined how to handle the amendment and didn't want to talk about it any more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The cryptocurrency sector is currently subtly urging its supporters on Capitol Hill<\/a> to prevent the amendment from being put to a vote. Some in the business argue that more Democrats may support the swipe charge measure if it were approved by a simple majority vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The inclusion of the credit card amendment \"puts me on the spot, doesn't it?\" asked Durbin, who is against the larger stablecoin plan. However, with 69 senators voting to advance it on Wednesday and 60 senators needing to vote to pass it, the crypto measure doesn't have much space to lose support. Because of this, the majority of the sector is cautious of frightening off Republican politicians like Tillis. Supporters are optimistic that French Hill, R-Ark., the Financial Services Chair, would pass the bill unaltered in the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hill has been a strong opponent of Marshall and Durbin's bill and doesn't appear to be going anywhere: <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is not one where I would be inclined to change my long-stated view,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he said in a February interview with Punchbowl News. One of the proponents of the stablecoin bill, Sen. 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According to documents filed under the US State Department's Foreign Agents Registration Act, Mercury Public Affairs and Denmark's ambassador to Washington, Jesper M\u00f8ller S\u00f8rensen, have reached an agreement on a $263,000 contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The contract for Mercury will be handled by David Vitter, a former Republican congressman and senator from Louisiana who resigned in 2017 after losing a Louisiana gubernatorial race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the document, the deal included \"providing strategic consulting, public affairs, marketing and communications\" and went into effect on April 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The position of Greenland, an autonomous Danish province rich in natural riches that Trump wants to buy, has put Denmark in the sights of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has refused to rule out military involvement and threatens to impose trade sanctions on Denmark if they refuse to sell, even though Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has stated that Greenland is not for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But it hasn't been easy to find lobbyists with ties to Republicans to support its cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ballard Partners, a significant Trump fundraiser in<\/a> Florida run by Brian Ballard, rejected Denmark in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. 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Cryptocurrency companies had to make two attempts to persuade the Senate to approve a scheme they had long been pursuing to regulate stablecoins, which are digital assets that are based on currencies like the dollar. It has come to light that now, the entire plan might be derailed by a contentious policy dispute over credit cards. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) have long been at odds over legislation that would increase competition and target credit card swipe fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Banks, credit unions, Visa, and Mastercard claim the law would compel businesses to reduce customer benefits, while retailers claim it would lower prices for consumers. Additionally, the proposal's detractors are putting up a fierce battle against a recent attempt to include it in the Senate's stablecoin bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"It's a terrible policy.\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n He went on to say, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"I'd go from being a co-sponsor to trying to figure out how to tank the [stablecoin] bill if the swipe fee measure got attached.\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n My coworkers won't be surprised by it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For years, the conflicting interests and their large financial stakes have kept the Republican Party so split that the swipe charge measure was never put to a roll-call vote. Vice President JD Vance signed the law when serving as a senator, but he later privately informed lobbyists that he would not attempt to promote it. This is just one example of the complicated dynamics at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Tuesday, Marshall submitted his proposal as an amendmen<\/a>t to the stablecoin bill in the Senate. However, it's unclear if he would advocate for a floor vote. Durbin said that since the swipe charge concept had never before seen floor action, he was unsure if it would receive 60 votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We still haven't made a decision. Marshall said to Semafor on Wednesday, \"We're still measuring twice before we cut once.\" He claimed he hadn't determined how to handle the amendment and didn't want to talk about it any more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The cryptocurrency sector is currently subtly urging its supporters on Capitol Hill<\/a> to prevent the amendment from being put to a vote. Some in the business argue that more Democrats may support the swipe charge measure if it were approved by a simple majority vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The inclusion of the credit card amendment \"puts me on the spot, doesn't it?\" asked Durbin, who is against the larger stablecoin plan. However, with 69 senators voting to advance it on Wednesday and 60 senators needing to vote to pass it, the crypto measure doesn't have much space to lose support. Because of this, the majority of the sector is cautious of frightening off Republican politicians like Tillis. Supporters are optimistic that French Hill, R-Ark., the Financial Services Chair, would pass the bill unaltered in the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hill has been a strong opponent of Marshall and Durbin's bill and doesn't appear to be going anywhere: <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is not one where I would be inclined to change my long-stated view,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he said in a February interview with Punchbowl News. One of the proponents of the stablecoin bill, Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., told Semafor on Wednesday, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We're trying to keep this as clean and expedient as possible.\"<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Intense lobbying erupts over potential pairing of credit card and cryptocurrency legislation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"intense-lobbying-erupts-over-potential-pairing-of-credit-card-and-cryptocurrency-legislation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7834","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7827,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_date_gmt":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_content":"\n In an effort to improve ties with US President Donald Trump<\/a>, Denmark has enlisted powerful K-Street lobbyists with ties to the Republican Party. According to documents filed under the US State Department's Foreign Agents Registration Act, Mercury Public Affairs and Denmark's ambassador to Washington, Jesper M\u00f8ller S\u00f8rensen, have reached an agreement on a $263,000 contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The contract for Mercury will be handled by David Vitter, a former Republican congressman and senator from Louisiana who resigned in 2017 after losing a Louisiana gubernatorial race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the document, the deal included \"providing strategic consulting, public affairs, marketing and communications\" and went into effect on April 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The position of Greenland, an autonomous Danish province rich in natural riches that Trump wants to buy, has put Denmark in the sights of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has refused to rule out military involvement and threatens to impose trade sanctions on Denmark if they refuse to sell, even though Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has stated that Greenland is not for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But it hasn't been easy to find lobbyists with ties to Republicans to support its cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ballard Partners, a significant Trump fundraiser in<\/a> Florida run by Brian Ballard, rejected Denmark in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. Additionally, we hope to become independent in the future.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Denmark engages U.S. lobbying firms in context of ongoing tensions over Greenland","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"denmark-engages-u-s-lobbying-firms-in-context-of-ongoing-tensions-over-greenland","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7827","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":8},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Moreover, the warming attitude toward crypto in India is partly attributed to ongoing trade negotiations and closer economic ties with the United States. New Delhi policymakers are encouraged to link more near with US regulatory trends to attract foreign investment and foster innovation in the digital asset space. This alignment is encouraging India\u2019s crypto sector to intensify lobbying efforts in the U.S. to gain support for tax reforms and regulatory clarity that could benefit both countries\u2019 crypto markets.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Crypto lobby gains momentum in India as U.S. trade talks influence policy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"crypto-lobby-gains-momentum-in-india-as-u-s-trade-talks-influence-policy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-31 20:51:38","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-31 20:51:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7914","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7834,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-05-24 13:40:18","post_date_gmt":"2025-05-24 13:40:18","post_content":"\n Cryptocurrency companies had to make two attempts to persuade the Senate to approve a scheme they had long been pursuing to regulate stablecoins, which are digital assets that are based on currencies like the dollar. It has come to light that now, the entire plan might be derailed by a contentious policy dispute over credit cards. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) have long been at odds over legislation that would increase competition and target credit card swipe fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Banks, credit unions, Visa, and Mastercard claim the law would compel businesses to reduce customer benefits, while retailers claim it would lower prices for consumers. Additionally, the proposal's detractors are putting up a fierce battle against a recent attempt to include it in the Senate's stablecoin bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"It's a terrible policy.\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n He went on to say, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"I'd go from being a co-sponsor to trying to figure out how to tank the [stablecoin] bill if the swipe fee measure got attached.\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n My coworkers won't be surprised by it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For years, the conflicting interests and their large financial stakes have kept the Republican Party so split that the swipe charge measure was never put to a roll-call vote. Vice President JD Vance signed the law when serving as a senator, but he later privately informed lobbyists that he would not attempt to promote it. This is just one example of the complicated dynamics at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Tuesday, Marshall submitted his proposal as an amendmen<\/a>t to the stablecoin bill in the Senate. However, it's unclear if he would advocate for a floor vote. Durbin said that since the swipe charge concept had never before seen floor action, he was unsure if it would receive 60 votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We still haven't made a decision. Marshall said to Semafor on Wednesday, \"We're still measuring twice before we cut once.\" He claimed he hadn't determined how to handle the amendment and didn't want to talk about it any more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The cryptocurrency sector is currently subtly urging its supporters on Capitol Hill<\/a> to prevent the amendment from being put to a vote. Some in the business argue that more Democrats may support the swipe charge measure if it were approved by a simple majority vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The inclusion of the credit card amendment \"puts me on the spot, doesn't it?\" asked Durbin, who is against the larger stablecoin plan. However, with 69 senators voting to advance it on Wednesday and 60 senators needing to vote to pass it, the crypto measure doesn't have much space to lose support. Because of this, the majority of the sector is cautious of frightening off Republican politicians like Tillis. Supporters are optimistic that French Hill, R-Ark., the Financial Services Chair, would pass the bill unaltered in the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hill has been a strong opponent of Marshall and Durbin's bill and doesn't appear to be going anywhere: <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is not one where I would be inclined to change my long-stated view,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he said in a February interview with Punchbowl News. One of the proponents of the stablecoin bill, Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., told Semafor on Wednesday, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We're trying to keep this as clean and expedient as possible.\"<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Intense lobbying erupts over potential pairing of credit card and cryptocurrency legislation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"intense-lobbying-erupts-over-potential-pairing-of-credit-card-and-cryptocurrency-legislation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7834","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7827,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_date_gmt":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_content":"\n In an effort to improve ties with US President Donald Trump<\/a>, Denmark has enlisted powerful K-Street lobbyists with ties to the Republican Party. According to documents filed under the US State Department's Foreign Agents Registration Act, Mercury Public Affairs and Denmark's ambassador to Washington, Jesper M\u00f8ller S\u00f8rensen, have reached an agreement on a $263,000 contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The contract for Mercury will be handled by David Vitter, a former Republican congressman and senator from Louisiana who resigned in 2017 after losing a Louisiana gubernatorial race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the document, the deal included \"providing strategic consulting, public affairs, marketing and communications\" and went into effect on April 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The position of Greenland, an autonomous Danish province rich in natural riches that Trump wants to buy, has put Denmark in the sights of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has refused to rule out military involvement and threatens to impose trade sanctions on Denmark if they refuse to sell, even though Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has stated that Greenland is not for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But it hasn't been easy to find lobbyists with ties to Republicans to support its cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ballard Partners, a significant Trump fundraiser in<\/a> Florida run by Brian Ballard, rejected Denmark in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. Additionally, we hope to become independent in the future.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Denmark engages U.S. lobbying firms in context of ongoing tensions over Greenland","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"denmark-engages-u-s-lobbying-firms-in-context-of-ongoing-tensions-over-greenland","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7827","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":8},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Coinbase and Binance have returned to the market. Both businesses had previously withdrawn from the market due to unclear regulations. Since many MPs are gradually coming around to the notion, Coinbase sees India as a critical development location and has just received major regulatory permission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, the warming attitude toward crypto in India is partly attributed to ongoing trade negotiations and closer economic ties with the United States. New Delhi policymakers are encouraged to link more near with US regulatory trends to attract foreign investment and foster innovation in the digital asset space. This alignment is encouraging India\u2019s crypto sector to intensify lobbying efforts in the U.S. to gain support for tax reforms and regulatory clarity that could benefit both countries\u2019 crypto markets.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Crypto lobby gains momentum in India as U.S. trade talks influence policy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"crypto-lobby-gains-momentum-in-india-as-u-s-trade-talks-influence-policy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-31 20:51:38","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-31 20:51:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7914","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7834,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-05-24 13:40:18","post_date_gmt":"2025-05-24 13:40:18","post_content":"\n Cryptocurrency companies had to make two attempts to persuade the Senate to approve a scheme they had long been pursuing to regulate stablecoins, which are digital assets that are based on currencies like the dollar. It has come to light that now, the entire plan might be derailed by a contentious policy dispute over credit cards. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) have long been at odds over legislation that would increase competition and target credit card swipe fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Banks, credit unions, Visa, and Mastercard claim the law would compel businesses to reduce customer benefits, while retailers claim it would lower prices for consumers. Additionally, the proposal's detractors are putting up a fierce battle against a recent attempt to include it in the Senate's stablecoin bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"It's a terrible policy.\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n He went on to say, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"I'd go from being a co-sponsor to trying to figure out how to tank the [stablecoin] bill if the swipe fee measure got attached.\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n My coworkers won't be surprised by it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For years, the conflicting interests and their large financial stakes have kept the Republican Party so split that the swipe charge measure was never put to a roll-call vote. Vice President JD Vance signed the law when serving as a senator, but he later privately informed lobbyists that he would not attempt to promote it. This is just one example of the complicated dynamics at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Tuesday, Marshall submitted his proposal as an amendmen<\/a>t to the stablecoin bill in the Senate. However, it's unclear if he would advocate for a floor vote. Durbin said that since the swipe charge concept had never before seen floor action, he was unsure if it would receive 60 votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We still haven't made a decision. Marshall said to Semafor on Wednesday, \"We're still measuring twice before we cut once.\" He claimed he hadn't determined how to handle the amendment and didn't want to talk about it any more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The cryptocurrency sector is currently subtly urging its supporters on Capitol Hill<\/a> to prevent the amendment from being put to a vote. Some in the business argue that more Democrats may support the swipe charge measure if it were approved by a simple majority vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The inclusion of the credit card amendment \"puts me on the spot, doesn't it?\" asked Durbin, who is against the larger stablecoin plan. However, with 69 senators voting to advance it on Wednesday and 60 senators needing to vote to pass it, the crypto measure doesn't have much space to lose support. Because of this, the majority of the sector is cautious of frightening off Republican politicians like Tillis. Supporters are optimistic that French Hill, R-Ark., the Financial Services Chair, would pass the bill unaltered in the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hill has been a strong opponent of Marshall and Durbin's bill and doesn't appear to be going anywhere: <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is not one where I would be inclined to change my long-stated view,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he said in a February interview with Punchbowl News. One of the proponents of the stablecoin bill, Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., told Semafor on Wednesday, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We're trying to keep this as clean and expedient as possible.\"<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Intense lobbying erupts over potential pairing of credit card and cryptocurrency legislation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"intense-lobbying-erupts-over-potential-pairing-of-credit-card-and-cryptocurrency-legislation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7834","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7827,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_date_gmt":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_content":"\n In an effort to improve ties with US President Donald Trump<\/a>, Denmark has enlisted powerful K-Street lobbyists with ties to the Republican Party. According to documents filed under the US State Department's Foreign Agents Registration Act, Mercury Public Affairs and Denmark's ambassador to Washington, Jesper M\u00f8ller S\u00f8rensen, have reached an agreement on a $263,000 contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The contract for Mercury will be handled by David Vitter, a former Republican congressman and senator from Louisiana who resigned in 2017 after losing a Louisiana gubernatorial race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the document, the deal included \"providing strategic consulting, public affairs, marketing and communications\" and went into effect on April 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The position of Greenland, an autonomous Danish province rich in natural riches that Trump wants to buy, has put Denmark in the sights of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has refused to rule out military involvement and threatens to impose trade sanctions on Denmark if they refuse to sell, even though Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has stated that Greenland is not for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But it hasn't been easy to find lobbyists with ties to Republicans to support its cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ballard Partners, a significant Trump fundraiser in<\/a> Florida run by Brian Ballard, rejected Denmark in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. Additionally, we hope to become independent in the future.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Denmark engages U.S. lobbying firms in context of ongoing tensions over Greenland","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"denmark-engages-u-s-lobbying-firms-in-context-of-ongoing-tensions-over-greenland","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7827","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":8},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Additionally, communication with Indian policymakers has greatly strengthened. They now meet with the industry \"monthly, if not weekly.\" Reexamining the harsh tax system\u2014a 30%<\/a> capital gains tax and a 1% transaction tax\u2014which has caused more than 90% of India's cryptocurrency trade to go abroad remains the primary objective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Coinbase and Binance have returned to the market. Both businesses had previously withdrawn from the market due to unclear regulations. Since many MPs are gradually coming around to the notion, Coinbase sees India as a critical development location and has just received major regulatory permission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, the warming attitude toward crypto in India is partly attributed to ongoing trade negotiations and closer economic ties with the United States. New Delhi policymakers are encouraged to link more near with US regulatory trends to attract foreign investment and foster innovation in the digital asset space. This alignment is encouraging India\u2019s crypto sector to intensify lobbying efforts in the U.S. to gain support for tax reforms and regulatory clarity that could benefit both countries\u2019 crypto markets.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Crypto lobby gains momentum in India as U.S. trade talks influence policy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"crypto-lobby-gains-momentum-in-india-as-u-s-trade-talks-influence-policy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-31 20:51:38","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-31 20:51:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7914","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7834,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-05-24 13:40:18","post_date_gmt":"2025-05-24 13:40:18","post_content":"\n Cryptocurrency companies had to make two attempts to persuade the Senate to approve a scheme they had long been pursuing to regulate stablecoins, which are digital assets that are based on currencies like the dollar. It has come to light that now, the entire plan might be derailed by a contentious policy dispute over credit cards. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) have long been at odds over legislation that would increase competition and target credit card swipe fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Banks, credit unions, Visa, and Mastercard claim the law would compel businesses to reduce customer benefits, while retailers claim it would lower prices for consumers. Additionally, the proposal's detractors are putting up a fierce battle against a recent attempt to include it in the Senate's stablecoin bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"It's a terrible policy.\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n He went on to say, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"I'd go from being a co-sponsor to trying to figure out how to tank the [stablecoin] bill if the swipe fee measure got attached.\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n My coworkers won't be surprised by it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For years, the conflicting interests and their large financial stakes have kept the Republican Party so split that the swipe charge measure was never put to a roll-call vote. Vice President JD Vance signed the law when serving as a senator, but he later privately informed lobbyists that he would not attempt to promote it. This is just one example of the complicated dynamics at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Tuesday, Marshall submitted his proposal as an amendmen<\/a>t to the stablecoin bill in the Senate. However, it's unclear if he would advocate for a floor vote. Durbin said that since the swipe charge concept had never before seen floor action, he was unsure if it would receive 60 votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We still haven't made a decision. Marshall said to Semafor on Wednesday, \"We're still measuring twice before we cut once.\" He claimed he hadn't determined how to handle the amendment and didn't want to talk about it any more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The cryptocurrency sector is currently subtly urging its supporters on Capitol Hill<\/a> to prevent the amendment from being put to a vote. Some in the business argue that more Democrats may support the swipe charge measure if it were approved by a simple majority vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The inclusion of the credit card amendment \"puts me on the spot, doesn't it?\" asked Durbin, who is against the larger stablecoin plan. However, with 69 senators voting to advance it on Wednesday and 60 senators needing to vote to pass it, the crypto measure doesn't have much space to lose support. Because of this, the majority of the sector is cautious of frightening off Republican politicians like Tillis. Supporters are optimistic that French Hill, R-Ark., the Financial Services Chair, would pass the bill unaltered in the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hill has been a strong opponent of Marshall and Durbin's bill and doesn't appear to be going anywhere: <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is not one where I would be inclined to change my long-stated view,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he said in a February interview with Punchbowl News. One of the proponents of the stablecoin bill, Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., told Semafor on Wednesday, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We're trying to keep this as clean and expedient as possible.\"<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Intense lobbying erupts over potential pairing of credit card and cryptocurrency legislation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"intense-lobbying-erupts-over-potential-pairing-of-credit-card-and-cryptocurrency-legislation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7834","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7827,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_date_gmt":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_content":"\n In an effort to improve ties with US President Donald Trump<\/a>, Denmark has enlisted powerful K-Street lobbyists with ties to the Republican Party. According to documents filed under the US State Department's Foreign Agents Registration Act, Mercury Public Affairs and Denmark's ambassador to Washington, Jesper M\u00f8ller S\u00f8rensen, have reached an agreement on a $263,000 contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The contract for Mercury will be handled by David Vitter, a former Republican congressman and senator from Louisiana who resigned in 2017 after losing a Louisiana gubernatorial race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the document, the deal included \"providing strategic consulting, public affairs, marketing and communications\" and went into effect on April 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The position of Greenland, an autonomous Danish province rich in natural riches that Trump wants to buy, has put Denmark in the sights of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has refused to rule out military involvement and threatens to impose trade sanctions on Denmark if they refuse to sell, even though Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has stated that Greenland is not for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But it hasn't been easy to find lobbyists with ties to Republicans to support its cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ballard Partners, a significant Trump fundraiser in<\/a> Florida run by Brian Ballard, rejected Denmark in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. Additionally, we hope to become independent in the future.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Denmark engages U.S. lobbying firms in context of ongoing tensions over Greenland","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"denmark-engages-u-s-lobbying-firms-in-context-of-ongoing-tensions-over-greenland","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7827","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":8},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Trump's return to the White House and his outspoken support for crypto innovation appear to be in line with the recent change. Industry insiders claim that this abrupt shift in strategy is not an accident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, communication with Indian policymakers has greatly strengthened. They now meet with the industry \"monthly, if not weekly.\" Reexamining the harsh tax system\u2014a 30%<\/a> capital gains tax and a 1% transaction tax\u2014which has caused more than 90% of India's cryptocurrency trade to go abroad remains the primary objective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Coinbase and Binance have returned to the market. Both businesses had previously withdrawn from the market due to unclear regulations. Since many MPs are gradually coming around to the notion, Coinbase sees India as a critical development location and has just received major regulatory permission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, the warming attitude toward crypto in India is partly attributed to ongoing trade negotiations and closer economic ties with the United States. New Delhi policymakers are encouraged to link more near with US regulatory trends to attract foreign investment and foster innovation in the digital asset space. This alignment is encouraging India\u2019s crypto sector to intensify lobbying efforts in the U.S. to gain support for tax reforms and regulatory clarity that could benefit both countries\u2019 crypto markets.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Crypto lobby gains momentum in India as U.S. trade talks influence policy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"crypto-lobby-gains-momentum-in-india-as-u-s-trade-talks-influence-policy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-31 20:51:38","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-31 20:51:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7914","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7834,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-05-24 13:40:18","post_date_gmt":"2025-05-24 13:40:18","post_content":"\n Cryptocurrency companies had to make two attempts to persuade the Senate to approve a scheme they had long been pursuing to regulate stablecoins, which are digital assets that are based on currencies like the dollar. It has come to light that now, the entire plan might be derailed by a contentious policy dispute over credit cards. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) have long been at odds over legislation that would increase competition and target credit card swipe fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Banks, credit unions, Visa, and Mastercard claim the law would compel businesses to reduce customer benefits, while retailers claim it would lower prices for consumers. Additionally, the proposal's detractors are putting up a fierce battle against a recent attempt to include it in the Senate's stablecoin bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"It's a terrible policy.\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n He went on to say, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"I'd go from being a co-sponsor to trying to figure out how to tank the [stablecoin] bill if the swipe fee measure got attached.\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n My coworkers won't be surprised by it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For years, the conflicting interests and their large financial stakes have kept the Republican Party so split that the swipe charge measure was never put to a roll-call vote. Vice President JD Vance signed the law when serving as a senator, but he later privately informed lobbyists that he would not attempt to promote it. This is just one example of the complicated dynamics at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Tuesday, Marshall submitted his proposal as an amendmen<\/a>t to the stablecoin bill in the Senate. However, it's unclear if he would advocate for a floor vote. Durbin said that since the swipe charge concept had never before seen floor action, he was unsure if it would receive 60 votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We still haven't made a decision. Marshall said to Semafor on Wednesday, \"We're still measuring twice before we cut once.\" He claimed he hadn't determined how to handle the amendment and didn't want to talk about it any more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The cryptocurrency sector is currently subtly urging its supporters on Capitol Hill<\/a> to prevent the amendment from being put to a vote. Some in the business argue that more Democrats may support the swipe charge measure if it were approved by a simple majority vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The inclusion of the credit card amendment \"puts me on the spot, doesn't it?\" asked Durbin, who is against the larger stablecoin plan. However, with 69 senators voting to advance it on Wednesday and 60 senators needing to vote to pass it, the crypto measure doesn't have much space to lose support. Because of this, the majority of the sector is cautious of frightening off Republican politicians like Tillis. Supporters are optimistic that French Hill, R-Ark., the Financial Services Chair, would pass the bill unaltered in the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hill has been a strong opponent of Marshall and Durbin's bill and doesn't appear to be going anywhere: <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is not one where I would be inclined to change my long-stated view,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he said in a February interview with Punchbowl News. One of the proponents of the stablecoin bill, Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., told Semafor on Wednesday, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We're trying to keep this as clean and expedient as possible.\"<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Intense lobbying erupts over potential pairing of credit card and cryptocurrency legislation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"intense-lobbying-erupts-over-potential-pairing-of-credit-card-and-cryptocurrency-legislation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:46:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7834","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7827,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_date_gmt":"2025-05-22 13:12:32","post_content":"\n In an effort to improve ties with US President Donald Trump<\/a>, Denmark has enlisted powerful K-Street lobbyists with ties to the Republican Party. According to documents filed under the US State Department's Foreign Agents Registration Act, Mercury Public Affairs and Denmark's ambassador to Washington, Jesper M\u00f8ller S\u00f8rensen, have reached an agreement on a $263,000 contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The contract for Mercury will be handled by David Vitter, a former Republican congressman and senator from Louisiana who resigned in 2017 after losing a Louisiana gubernatorial race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the document, the deal included \"providing strategic consulting, public affairs, marketing and communications\" and went into effect on April 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The position of Greenland, an autonomous Danish province rich in natural riches that Trump wants to buy, has put Denmark in the sights of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has refused to rule out military involvement and threatens to impose trade sanctions on Denmark if they refuse to sell, even though Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has stated that Greenland is not for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But it hasn't been easy to find lobbyists with ties to Republicans to support its cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ballard Partners, a significant Trump fundraiser in<\/a> Florida run by Brian Ballard, rejected Denmark in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to get more access to Trump's inner circle, the European Commission and a few other EU members have also been in discussions with lobby shops in Washington. While appearing to soften US language on Greenland's future in late March, Trump's vice president JD Vance, cautioned that Denmark had \"not done a good job for the people of Greenland.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This is why Trump's policy is what it is [that Greenland should become part of the US],\" Vance stated while addressing American soldiers at the Pituffik Space Base. The statement \"We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland\" was also included by him. Anti-US sentiment on the Arctic island seems to have increased as a result of Trump's quest for Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fears of losing autonomy to the United States dominated Greenland's general elections in March. The center-right Democrats won the March 11 elections, and its chairman, Jens Frederik Nielsen, stated that the outcome should send a strong message to Trump and the United States: \"We don't want to be Americans.\" No, becoming Danes is not what we desire. Our goal is to become Greenlanders. Additionally, we hope to become independent in the future.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Denmark engages U.S. lobbying firms in context of ongoing tensions over Greenland","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"denmark-engages-u-s-lobbying-firms-in-context-of-ongoing-tensions-over-greenland","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-25 13:21:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7827","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":8},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
The primary demand from India\u2019s crypto industry is a significant reduction in the capital gains tax and the TDS on crypto transactions. Industry representatives argue that the current 30% tax rate is excessively high compared to other investment classes, such as equities, and stifles retail and institutional participation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump's return to the White House and his outspoken support for crypto innovation appear to be in line with the recent change. Industry insiders claim that this abrupt shift in strategy is not an accident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, communication with Indian policymakers has greatly strengthened. They now meet with the industry \"monthly, if not weekly.\" Reexamining the harsh tax system\u2014a 30%<\/a> capital gains tax and a 1% transaction tax\u2014which has caused more than 90% of India's cryptocurrency trade to go abroad remains the primary objective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Coinbase and Binance have returned to the market. Both businesses had previously withdrawn from the market due to unclear regulations. Since many MPs are gradually coming around to the notion, Coinbase sees India as a critical development location and has just received major regulatory permission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, the warming attitude toward crypto in India is partly attributed to ongoing trade negotiations and closer economic ties with the United States. New Delhi policymakers are encouraged to link more near with US regulatory trends to attract foreign investment and foster innovation in the digital asset space. This alignment is encouraging India\u2019s crypto sector to intensify lobbying efforts in the U.S. to gain support for tax reforms and regulatory clarity that could benefit both countries\u2019 crypto markets.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Crypto lobby gains momentum in India as U.S. trade talks influence policy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"crypto-lobby-gains-momentum-in-india-as-u-s-trade-talks-influence-policy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-31 20:51:38","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-31 20:51:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7914","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7834,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-05-24 13:40:18","post_date_gmt":"2025-05-24 13:40:18","post_content":"\n Cryptocurrency companies had to make two attempts to persuade the Senate to approve a scheme they had long been pursuing to regulate stablecoins, which are digital assets that are based on currencies like the dollar. It has come to light that now, the entire plan might be derailed by a contentious policy dispute over credit cards. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) have long been at odds over legislation that would increase competition and target credit card swipe fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Banks, credit unions, Visa, and Mastercard claim the law would compel businesses to reduce customer benefits, while retailers claim it would lower prices for consumers. Additionally, the proposal's detractors are putting up a fierce battle against a recent attempt to include it in the Senate's stablecoin bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"It's a terrible policy.\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n He went on to say, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"I'd go from being a co-sponsor to trying to figure out how to tank the [stablecoin] bill if the swipe fee measure got attached.\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n My coworkers won't be surprised by it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For years, the conflicting interests and their large financial stakes have kept the Republican Party so split that the swipe charge measure was never put to a roll-call vote. Vice President JD Vance signed the law when serving as a senator, but he later privately informed lobbyists that he would not attempt to promote it. This is just one example of the complicated dynamics at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Tuesday, Marshall submitted his proposal as an amendmen<\/a>t to the stablecoin bill in the Senate. However, it's unclear if he would advocate for a floor vote. Durbin said that since the swipe charge concept had never before seen floor action, he was unsure if it would receive 60 votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"We still haven't made a decision. Marshall said to Semafor on Wednesday, \"We're still measuring twice before we cut once.\" He claimed he hadn't determined how to handle the amendment and didn't want to talk about it any more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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