Democrats’ Senate Win Could Strengthen Federal Reserve Independence
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Democrats’ Senate win gives them a check on President Trump’s effort to reshape the Federal Reserve, making it harder for the White House to place loyalists on its seven-member Board of Governors. Control of the Senate changed hands after Democrats won Tuesday’s vote, putting Senate scrutiny of Fed nominees at the center of the dispute. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is expected to lead the Senate Banking Committee, which oversees the Fed. Warren is expected to resist nominees she considers too willing to yield to pressure from the executive branch, potentially slowing Trump-aligned appointments.
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