Democrats Push Back on GOP Ethics Text as Thune Doubts a Pre-Recess Clarity Vote

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Democrats Push Back on GOP Ethics Text as Thune Doubts a Pre-Recess Clarity Vote

Senate Democrats have rejected the ethics provision in the latest Clarity Act draft in blunt terms, and Majority Leader John Thune cast doubt on Thursday that the crypto market-structure bill can pass before the August recess.

“Whatever piece of s–t they sent back to us, that was not a serious effort,” Senator Ruben Gallego of Arizona told Politico, faulting Republicans for turning months of talks into language he called far from a deal. Gallego said he is at work on a counteroffer with Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina “and other Republicans that are not being named right now.” “We are still in this fight,” he said. “We are going to send back language.”

The dispute centers on enforcement. Democrats say they will not accept an ethics provision with the Department of Justice as its sole enforcer, a stance rooted in distrust of the Trump Justice Department to police the president.

Earlier talks broke down over the role state attorneys general would play in enforcing the rules.

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