‘Not behind closed doors’: Senate Banking Democrats call for prediction markets hearing as GOP meets privately with Kalshi

ANALYSIS‘Not behind closed doors’: SenateBanking Democrats call for predictionmarkets hearing as GOP meets privatelywith Kalshi36IMPORTANCECLOSED4NEWS MEDIA4PIECESSep 23, 2026 17:36blockboard.net

All 11 Senate Banking Democrats asked Chair Tim Scott for a public hearing on prediction markets after reports of a closed Republican meeting with Kalshi executives. The request was led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, and it said prediction products tied to securities may fall under the committee’s oversight. The dispute comes as the committee’s Republicans held a private session with Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour.

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Republican committee members met privately with Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour on Wednesday.
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All 11 Senate Banking Democrats wrote to Chair Tim Scott on Sept. 23 asking for a public hearing on prediction markets.
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The letter was led by ranking member Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto.
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Senate Banking Democrats said securities-linked prediction products could raise issues that belong under the committee’s oversight responsibilities.

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