House Whip Emmer on SEC crypto about-face: “It's amazing to me. What happened to Gary Gensler?”

Who?Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) — House Majority Whip Ask a Pol asked:“What’d you make of the SEC’s announcement on crypto?”Key Emmer: “It's about time. It was so intellectually inconsistent…”Clutch Emmer: “It's amazing to me. What happened to Gary Gensler?”LISTEN: Laslo & Emmer on crypto FULL RAW political chat w/ Laslo and press corps Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s interview with Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Tom Emmer Matt Laslo: “What’d you make of the SEC’s announcement on crypto?”Tom Emmer: “It's amazing to me. What happened to Gary Gensler?” ML: “Right?” TE: “It's about time. It was so intellectually inconsistent to allow the futures market and the CFTC and not to do that.” ML: “You feel like he was forced into that or no?”TE: “No. I think he did the right thing.”ML: “Yeah? Preciate ya.”* *will circle back soon with a more precise question for Emmer, as he didn’t hear that I was asking if this move negated Gensler’s previous stances; admittedly in an imprecise way. Matt Laslo covers tech politics for WIRED, lectures on technology’s impact on government at Johns Hopkins and is the founder of Ask a Pol — a new people-powered press corps. On social @MattLaslo // @Ask_a_PolAsk a Pol — asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe