U.S. SEC Nominee Atkins Gets Confirmation Nod From Senate Banking Committee
- The Senate Banking Committee voted to advance Donald Trump's nominee for SEC Chair on Thursday.
- President Trump nominated Paul Atkins to lead the SEC, citing his capital markets experience.
- The committee approved Atkins' nomination, along with Jonathan Gould and others, in a party-line vote.
- The committee vote was 13-11 to approve Paul Atkins, despite concerns from Democrats like Elizabeth Warren.
- Atkins' nomination now goes to the Senate floor, where confirmation could happen quickly, impacting financial regulation.
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U.S. SEC Nominee Atkins Gets Confirmation Nod From Senate Banking Committee
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee has voted to advance the confirmations of President Donald Trump's picks to run the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency — both key positions for the future U.S. regulation of the crypto sector.The nominations of Paul Atkins to permanently take over the SEC from former Chair Gary Gensler and of Jonathan Gould to lead the banking regulator OCC now move to considerat…


US Senate panel advances Trump pick Paul Atkins as SEC chairman
(Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Banking Committee voted on Thursday to advance President Donald Trump's nominee to run Wall Street's top regulator as well as his picks for banking oversight and transportation roles.
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