Politico, February 9, 2022, ‘Nothing is sticking’: White House fights for Fed noms
The White House and Senate Democrats have mounted an aggressive defense of President Joe Biden’s Federal Reserve nominees over the past few weeks, determined to avoid a repeat derailment of a key financial nomination.
While all the Fed nominees seem to have more support than Omarova, the administration isn’t taking anything for granted, sources close to the process tell MM. They lined up statements of support from the left and right ahead of the announcements, and have pushed back particularly hard against criticism of Sarah Bloom Raskin, Biden’s choice to be vice chair for supervision.
