Sens. Whitehouse-Merkley Joint Statement Regarding Fed Nominee
November 20, 2021
November 20, 2021
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following joint statement with Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, on Nov. 19, 2021:
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Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) released the following statement today regarding the next nominee to chair the Federal Reserve:
"Jerome Powell refuses to recognize climate change as an urgent and systemic economic threat. During his tenure, Chair Powell first ignored cl . . .
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Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) released the following statement today regarding the next nominee to chair the Federal Reserve:
"Jerome Powell refuses to recognize climate change as an urgent and systemic economic threat. During his tenure, Chair Powell first ignored cl . . .