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Senate Banking Chairman Sherrod Brown said he and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer are pushing to confirm all four Federal Reserve nominees this week, but doing so will require Republican cooperation.
April 5 -
Senate Banking Chair Sherrod Brown said Thursday he expects a Senate vote next week to confirm President Biden’s Federal Reserve nominees, though the timing may be affected by GOP opposition to Lisa Cook, who would be the first Black woman on the Board of Governors.
March 24 -
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown and other Democratic senators called on Thursday for regulators to investigate Wells Fargo’s treatment of Black homeowners seeking to refinance mortgages during the pandemic.
March 17 -
All five of the Biden administration's nominees received enough votes to secure passage to the Senate floor. Chair Sherrod Brown of Ohio called the moment "historic."
March 16 -
Sarah Bloom Raskin’s nomination to be Federal Reserve vice chair of supervision has been dealt another blow as key Senate Democrat Joe Manchin suggested President Biden’s other four central bank nominees move forward without her.
March 10 -
The White House is rejecting Republican demands to split up its nominees to the Federal Reserve, with President Biden’s spokeswoman telling GOP lawmakers to show up and vote no on Sarah Bloom Raskin rather than further stalling consideration.
March 4 -
Senate Banking Chair Sherrod Brown said Thursday he will try again next week to advance President Biden’s five Federal Reserve picks past a blockade led by ranking Republican Pat Toomey on Sarah Bloom Raskin’s nomination to vice chair of supervision.
February 24 -
The spots "left out a few things," Sen. Sherrod Brown, Democrat of Ohio, said at a hearing Tuesday.
February 15 -
Pat Toomey, the top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee said Congress should weigh an overhaul of the U.S. Federal Reserve Regional Bank system and consider consolidating regional banks that are “wandering” into issues such as climate change.
February 10 -
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin praised all five of President Biden's nominees for the Federal Reserve, an important signal for their confirmations in the 50-50 Senate.
February 1