House Democrats in press briefing accused SEC of "playing politics instead of being apolitical," criticizing the agency for breaking precedent in its partisan handling of technical assistance for CLARITY Act, a crypto market structure bill

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June 3, 2025

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The SEC routinely provides technical assistance, dubbed “TA,” to lawmakers when pending legislation could impact the agency’s functioning. This analysis, typically provided by apolitical SEC experts to members of both parties, helps lawmakers understand, at a granular level, the effect such bills could have on the agency and financial markets.

“It’s a stark departure from how the agency has ever worked with respect to written technical assistance,” one Democratic staffer said of the SEC's purported actions. “This is supposed to be completely apolitical.”

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