Warren Grills Trump Fed Nominee on 2020 Election, Jobs Data Claims

Trump Fed Pick Says He's 'Not At All' A 'Puppet' As Elizabeth Warren Warns Stephen Miran Would 'Take An Axe' To Central Bank Autonomy

President Trump's Federal Reserve nominee Stephen Miran defended his independence during a contentious Senate Banking Committee hearing.

Trump's Fed Pick Miran Weathers Democrat Attacks, Gains Republican Support

Stephen Miran, President Trump’s nominee for an open Federal Reserve position, appeared to reassure Republican lawmakers about his commitment to central bank independence Thursday, weathering a barrage of attacks from Democratic senators during his confirmation hearing. Miran, who serves as The post Trump’s Fed Pick Miran Weathers Democrat Attacks, Gains Republican Support appeared first on Breitbart.

‘You’ve Blown Both of Them’: Elizabeth Warren Shreds Trump Nominee for Dodging Questions

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) repeatedly tried to get a nominee to the Federal Reserve board to answer “straightforward questions,” but he dodged each time. The nominee, Stephen Miran, was chosen by President Donald Trump to complete the unfinished term of Adriana Kugler, who resigned in August. Appearing before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday, Miran, who currently serves as chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, received a grilling …

Fed nominee Miran tells senators he’ll be independent of Trump

Stephen Miran, a nominee for a Federal Reserve Board seat, told lawmakers Thursday he would act independently but he failed to convince Democrats he can separate himself from President Donald Trump because he will continue to hold a White House job. Miran, who is chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, was tapped by Trump to fill the Fed vacancy created by the early departure of Governor Adriana Kugler. Miran’s hearing before the Senate Ba…

Elizabeth Warren confronts nominee: 'Can you say the words Trump lost that election?'

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) questioned the independence of Dr. Stephen Miran, President Donald Trump's nominee to be a member of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors.At a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Thursday, Warren presented Miran with what she said was an "easy question to show that y...

Warren grills Trump Fed nominee on 2020 election, jobs data claims

Top Senate Banking Committee Democrat Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) tested Federal Reserve board nominee Stephen Miran’s loyalty to President Trump during his confirmation hearing Thursday, firing questions at him designed to show his lack of independence. Warren asked him if he thought Trump lost the 2020 election. Miran, chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), sidestepped the question, conceding only that “Joe Biden was certifi…