Exclusive: Emmer confident Senate will pass crypto market structure bill

• "This is a non-partisan issue," Emmer told Axios' Hans Nichols.

Catch up quick: The House passed three major cryptocurrency bills as part of "Crypto Week" earlier this month, including Emmer's Anti-CBDC bill.

• The Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday released its own draft version of the crypto market structure bill, the CLARITY Act, that also passed the House this month.
• Emmer said he leaves it up to Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on how the Senate will pass the CLARITY Act, but he sees "no reason" why the bill can't pass on its own.

Driving the news: Emmer also said he was hopeful that Democrats wouldn't follow through on threats not to cooperate with Republicans on funding bills ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline.

• "You don't win by being obstructionist. You don't win by just being against everything," he said, noting that Republicans won big in 2024 so would be calling the shots.
• "Whatever the five stages of grief are, get them all out," he said.

Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional reporting.