Sarah Bloom Raskin withdraws her candidacy for Federal Reserve board

Joe Manchin Joe Manchins Federal Reserve Nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin

Senate Majority Leader Emperor God King Joe Manchin informed actual President Joe Biden Monday that he wouldn’t support the president’s nominee to become vice chairman of supervision at the Federal Reserve. This ended any chance the Senate would confirm Sarah Bloom Raskin, who withdrew her nomination Tuesday. Biden released a blistering statement: "Despite her readiness — and despite having been confirmed by the Senate with broad, bipartisan sup…

Embattled Federal Reserve pick Raskin withdraws nomination

WASHINGTON — Sarah Bloom Raskin withdrew her nomination Tuesday to a position on the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors after a key Democrat had joined with all Senate Republicans to

Embattled Federal Reserve pick Sarah Bloom Raskin withdraws nomination

All Republicans in the evenly split 50-50 Senate, plus West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin, had indicated they planned to block her for the position of the Fed’s top banking regulator.

Embattled Federal Reserve pick Sarah Bloom Raskin withdraws nomination

WASHINGTON — Sarah Bloom Raskin withdrew her nomination Tuesday to a position on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors after a key Democrat had joined with all Senate Republicans to oppose her confirmation. West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin announced Monday that he opposed Raskin’s confirmation, and all Republicans in the

Federal Reserve pick Sarah Bloom Raskin withdraws nomination amid opposition

Republicans argued that Raskin would use the Fed's regulatory authority to discourage banks from lending to oil and gas companies.

Biden's Federal Reserve pick withdraws nomination, blames 'relentless attacks by special interests'

Biden claimed Raskin was "subject to baseless attacks from industry and conservative interest groups."