🏛️ PRESSURE: 📜 Bessent Urges Senate to Move Forward with the CLARITY Act U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent publicly criticized Democratic senators for delaying a vote on the CLARITY Act, arguing that the legislation has already undergone an extensive bipartisan negotiation process and is ready for full Senate consideration. Bessent noted that the House of Representatives approved the bill over a year ago, and the Senate Banking and Agriculture Committees have advanced their respective portions of the text. According to the official, recent delays stem more from political disputes than legislative obstacles. The Treasury Secretary accused certain Democratic senators of yielding to pressure from Senator Elizabeth Warren and what he described as the “Anti-Crypto Army,” suggesting this opposition is blocking the bill’s progress. Bessent defended the CLARITY Act, stating that it would strengthen regulatory and compliance obligations for digital asset intermediaries, bringing them in line with standards applied to traditional financial institutions. He also asserted that the bill would not weaken efforts to combat financial crime and upheld provisions tied to the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act as a continuation of the Treasury’s longstanding policies. The official further highlighted that law enforcement organizations previously opposed to certain crypto measures—such as the Fraternal Order of Police—now support the proposal. bitcoin:native “America will lead or America won’t. It’s not more complicated than that,” wrote Bessent, closing his message with a quote from Satoshi Nakamoto: “If you don’t believe me or don’t get it, I don’t have time to try to convince you, sorry.”