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PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 07:54 AM Mar 2015

Warren has Fed chief's ear

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is upping her outreach to Capitol Hill, and one lawmaker is attracting the largest amount of her attention: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.).

A review of Yellen’s meeting records, obtained by The Hill, shows the Fed chief has had more than twice as many meetings and phone calls with the big bank critic as any other lawmaker.

Starting back in 2013 — the year former Fed leader Ben Bernanke announced he would retire — then-Vice Chair Yellen’s contacts with Congress began to increase. She held dozens of private meetings with senators in the months before and after her Senate confirmation hearing.

However, Warren was among the first lawmakers to approach Yellen in February. Records show the call lasted 30 minutes.

Read the rest at: http://thehill.com/policy/finance/banking-financial-institutions/236223-warren-has-fed-chiefs-ear

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Warren has Fed chief's ear (Original Post) PoliticAverse Mar 2015 OP
This is good. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2015 #1
Right? Because if she were President of the US, the Fed Reserve Chair wouldn't give RiverLover Mar 2015 #3
Senators have political constraints, too, methinks. Not as much clout as prez, though. djean111 Mar 2015 #4
She's out there working for US! Huge thanks for posting this article PA! RiverLover Mar 2015 #2
Learn those ropes, EW!!! MADem Mar 2015 #5
Recommend! KoKo Mar 2015 #6

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
1. This is good.
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 09:25 AM
Mar 2015

The Fed chairs have not been known for their overwhelming intelligence, and Warren's input can only help.
Which is a significant reason we need her in her current role, free of political constraints.

RiverLover

(7,830 posts)
3. Right? Because if she were President of the US, the Fed Reserve Chair wouldn't give
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 10:21 AM
Mar 2015

her the time of day.

Regardless, it is what it is, and we're lucky to have her.

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