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Tom Emmer: “The central government is called the central government for…”

Featuring: Tom Emmer, Republican | Majority Whip, U.S. House, Minnesota's 6th District

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Fireside Chat with Majority Whip Tom Emmer on Cryptocurrency and Legislative Priorities

Published | Video Starts at 04:46

Peer to peer is the goal and we're going to be able to make the decisions that are best for us. Now, what you ran up against in the 2010-2015, The central government is called the central government for a reason and they try to protect their centrality. They want to be involved in all these transactions. So I think what happened from 2008 to about 2012, this is just going to go away. Look at these kids. (04:46–04:56)

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