Senator Lummis Says Trump Supports Her BITCOIN Act That Could Erase U.S. Debt
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In a powerful address on Capitol Hill today, Senator Cynthia Lummis made her stance clear: the United States is out of time—and out of traditional options. “The BITCOIN Act is the only solution to our nation’s $36T debt,” she said, while mentioning she has President Donald Trump’s support for her initiative. “I’m grateful for a forward-thinking president who not only recognizes this, but acts on it.” If enacted into law, the BITCOIN Act would see the U.S. purchase 200,000 bitcoin per year for five years—creating a 1,000,000 BTC reserve held for at least two decades. JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Senator Cynthia Lummis says President Trump supports her Strategic Bitcoin Reserve bill to buy 1,000,000 BTC 👀 pic.twitter.com/USLhEAdpMn — Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) May 2, 2025 Lummis laid out three paths for America: collapse under a default, spiral into hyperinflation, or use Bitcoin and technology to climb out. Her money is on crypto. She believes Bitcoin’s fixed supply makes it capable of restoring long-term monetary discipline. “The system is built on trust. If we don’t pay back what we owe, that trust disappears,” she said. “We’d hit something worse than the Great Depression.” Inflation, she warned, will devastate working Americans if money printing continues. “We’re talking Zimbabwe, Weimar Republic levels,” Lummis said. “Everything becomes unaffordable. That’s not a future I want Americans to face.” Lummis is offering a deflationary alternative. “Technology boosts productivity and cuts costs. It gives us room to grow faster than our debt,” she explained, pointing to AI, robots, and crypto as the tools needed to turn the economy around. “They’re the only real weapons we’ve got.” The BITCOIN Act, first introduced last summer and reintroduced at the 2025 “Bitcoin for America” Summit, has seen growing bipartisan support in both the House and Senate. Congressman Nick Begich is leading the…
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