Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, has repeatedly attempted to meet with Senator Cynthia Lummis but has been denied access. Despite being a U.S.-based company actively involved in expanding the domestic crypto economy, Ripple has failed to secure a one-on-one meeting with the senator over the past six years. 🚨 Garlinghouse recently voiced his concerns on Twitter regarding the lack of response from Senator Lummis’s staff and wondered if this was a genuine scheduling issue or a result of political decision making. 🤨. Meanwhile, newly surfaced information about Senator Lummis’ personal and financial ties to the Bitcoin industry has sparked questions about potential conflicts of interest in her approach towards Ripple.