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House upholds speaker's ruling; appeal to recuse lawmaker over crypto holdings defeated 45'to'3
Summary
Representative Iwamoto sought to be recused from voting on a cryptocurrency-related measure, citing substantial ETF holdings. The speaker ruled no conflict under House rules; a floor appeal was defeated in a roll-call (45 ayes, 3 nos, 2 not present), leaving the speaker's ruling in place for the session.
A floor appeal over whether a lawmaker could recuse herself from voting on cryptocurrency legislation ended with the House upholding the speaker's ruling that the member did not have a disqualifying conflict.
Representative Iwamoto told the chamber she owned "a substantial amount of shares in what's called Fidelity wise origin Bitcoin ETF" and asked to be recused under House Rule 62.5, saying her interest was "substantial." The…
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