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Fintech Beat, Ep. 106

A conservator works on the ceiling of the Senate Reception Room after the Senate passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, August 10, 2021. The bipartisan package passed 69-30.
A conservator works on the ceiling of the Senate Reception Room after the Senate passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, August 10, 2021. The bipartisan package passed 69-30. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By Chris Brummer and Evan Campbell
Posted August 17, 2021 at 4:00am

Kristin Smith provides a behind-the-scenes look at the infrastructure bill and crypto-lobbying in Washington. 

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