Liberal groups tell Schumer: No Bayh as Banking chair

[DonViejo]

By Elise Viebeck October 13 at 12:01 AM

A coalition of progressive groups wants to make absolutely, 100-percent sure that Evan Bayh won’t take over the Senate Banking Committee if he’s elected in November.

Why? Bayh, being friendly to banks, is no friend of theirs.

“The Committee already conspicuously harbors several of the Democratic Caucus’s most conservative, Wall Street-friendly members,” the coalition wrote Thursday to presumptive Senate Democratic Leader Charles E. Schumer (N.Y.), who also serves on the committee and has raised millions from the financial sector over his career.

“Any attempt to have Evan Bayh installed as chair, or other efforts to appoint members who support the interests of Wall Street above those of the American people, must be opposed.”

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/10/13/liberal-groups-tell-schumer-no-bayh-as-banking-chair/?wpisrc=nl_politics&wpmm=1

[OnDoutside]

1. Dead right. For the long term future of the Democratic Party, it has to be someone like

Elizabeth Warren. If you want Progressives to buy into the Democratic Party, you HAVE to be seen to do the right thing.

EDIT : And I should add, if you want the American people to start believing in Government again, do this right.