The House Majority Whip, Tom Emmer, has taken a stance against the approval of an emergency request aiming to collect data from bitcoin mining operations within the United States. He expressed his concerns in a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), stating that bitcoin miners do not pose a threat to public safety. He states:

“The OMB’s emergency approval authority is to be utilized when there is an imminent threat to public safety, and I am writing to express my deep concern regarding the OMB’s usage of these authorities in this instance, as bitcoin miners do not present a threat to public safety.”

Tom Emmer Questions The Emergency Request

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