White House pushes Senate Republicans to support CLARITY Act stablecoin legislation ahead of Tuesday procedural vote, releasing data tool to counter deposit-flight concerns.
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The Trump administration is mobilizing support among Senate Republicans for the CLARITY Act stablecoin legislation, with a procedural vote scheduled for Tuesday. To counter arguments that stablecoins could trigger deposit flight from community banks, the White House Council of Economic Advisers will release an interactive tool enabling users to model stablecoin expansion alongside community-bank deposit trends. The administration contends that existing data does not substantiate fears of widespread deposit withdrawals.
Resistance to the measure persists across party lines. Some Republican senators express concern regarding stablecoin rewards mechanisms, while certain Democrats contend that recently imposed ethics restrictions on Trump remain insufficient. The White House's data initiative represents an attempt to narrow the factual disagreement underpinning these concerns ahead of the procedural vote.
The outcome of Tuesday's procedural vote remains uncertain, and it is not yet clear whether the modeling tool will shift Republican or Democratic positions on the legislation.