Sarah Bloom Raskin withdraws her candidacy for Federal Reserve board

[calguy]

Sarah Bloom Raskin, President Joe Biden’s embattled nominee to the Federal Reserve, on Tuesday withdrew her candidacy to serve at the central bank, ending a weekslong partisan battle over her views on climate policy, a person familiar with the matter said.

This story is developing.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/15/sarah-bloom-raskin-withdraws-her-candidacy-for-federal-reserve-board-reports-say.html

[Turbineguy]

1. Republicans

don't believe in the concept of future.

[lame54]

3. Manchin

[jimfields33]

4. The democratic senate doesn't need one vote from republicans

[Rstrstx]

7. Manchin wasn't on board

[JohnSJ]

2. If we win the Senate by at least 2 additional seats in the Senate, and maintain the majority in

the House for the midterms, we must never forget what the repukes have done, along with two Democratic Senators

[Kid Berwyn]

5. Joe Manchin strikes a blow for fossil fools everywhere.

Thanks for nothing.

[cilla4progress]

6. Joe should appoint her "acting" -

no Senate confirmation required, amirite?

[Pachamama]

8. Being married to Jamie Raskin was a sure guarantee that the GOP would axe her

So no one should be surprised about Manchin…