The Congressman, who is well-known for his anti-crypto stance, took issue with the idea that cryptocurrencies could benefit the economy or consumers, stating that their primary use was to evade the U.S. government and sanctions.
He could have worded this that the primary use of Bitcoin is to escape the inflation crash in the dollar and other fiat currencies.
With people like this it is not surprise that we actually want an escape from government's overbearing sanctions and regulations. It is always ironic watching or reading people talk about something they have no idea about.
In fact, they are making this issue before and always talking about topping Bitcoin, and yet they fail, and I know they will still fail again this time. Because people don't believe such power to stop thousands of people who are in crypto now that giving support and using it in their daily lives. Yes, it was hard to expect from someone who really doesn't have an idea about Bitcoin/crypto because that is in their mind is their own interest and gaining popularity but not the welfare of their people who are living with the help of Bitcoin.