Since Scalise is staying in his current job, Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), one of crypto’s biggest fans in Congress, won’t get greater power by stepping into that majority leader role. This keeps him – at least for now – as majority whip, the No. 3 role in the House leadership, unless the search for a speaker eventually seeks him out.
U.S. House Speaker Drama Could Threaten to Unravel Crypto’s 2023 Chances
