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(17,242 posts)Searched the WWW to find the real story behind the photo,what I found.....PUBLISHED: 15 February 2022
Republicans BOYCOTT committee hearing for Biden's Federal Reserve Vice Chair pick Sarah Bloom Raskin
Sarah Bloom Raskin, wife of Rep. Jamie Raskin, is a former Treasury and Federal Reserve official
A 12-12 vote along party lines in the committee could complicate a Senate-wide confirmation vote
Mitch McConnell said the delayed vote should serve as a warning to President Joe Biden against choosing 'radical' nominees
Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee have boycotted a meeting scheduled for Tuesday afternoon to vote
on President Joe Biden's slate of nominees to the Federal Reserve, which includes Chairman Jerome Powell's bid for
a second term.
They are protesting the nomination of former Treasury and Fed official Sarah Bloom Raskin to the top U.S. banking
regulatory role after the ex-Obama administration official signaled an openness to impose financial regulations for
fighting climate change, and due to accusations she improperly lobbied for a fintech firm.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10516083/Republicans-threaten-BOYCOTT-confirmation-Bidens-federal-reserve-picks-protest.html
Guess it's illegal to lobby if you're a Democrat