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She had been working behind the scenes with and for progressives so that when Biden got in office, they'd have his staff ready to go.
The influx of her staffers and allies into Bidens orbit has been part of a conscious, multi-year plan by Warren and progressives to zero in on personnel picks when a Democrat next took the White House an outgrowth of Warrens belief in the Washington adage that personnel is policy. It is her most tangible imprint on the Biden administration so far, ensuring progressives have seats inside the White House.
Both the No. 2 official at Treasury, Wally Adeyemo, and the top deputy at the National Economic Council, Bharat Ramamurti, trace their Washington roots to Warren. Warrens allies also hold posts at the National Security Council and at the Treasury, Education, Health and Energy Departments, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the White House office for climate change policy.
Elizabeth Warren is the progressive politician most obsessed with the dark corners of the executive branch and figuring out how they can be used for tools for progressive outcomes, said Jeff Hauser, executive director of the Revolving Door Project. Warren has inspired a generation of political operatives who want to turn each and every corner of the executive branch into an engine for progressive outcomes.
The Biden-Warren relationship now is a key test of whether the party can remain united against Republican attempts to take back the House and Senate in 2022 and the White House two years later...
White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain frequently speaks and texts with Warren, according to three people familiar with their exchanges, and she enjoys longstanding ties to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. The two women met or spoke by phone 13 times between 2014 and 2017, while Yellen was chair of the Federal Reserve, a relationship thats continued in the new administration....
Some of Warrens success in staffing has sprung from ongoing conversations between her and her team and members of Bidens inner circle over the last several months.
Warren-aligned groups helped with the personnel push, too.
The co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Stephanie Taylor, created a database of potential staff for a nascent Democratic administration. About 50 progressive groups uploaded resumes and expressed support for hundreds of candidates. Shortly after Biden won the election, Taylors group handed the database over to his transition team.
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/warren-builds-clout-with-biden-through-pipeline-of-staff-picks-1.1574832
Dare I say that if Harris runs in 2024, she should have Warren as her VP?
Fiendish Thingy
(15,568 posts)Maybe Schumer will run for Governor...
SheilaAnn
(9,691 posts)Bettie
(16,083 posts)there are a bunch of men who have more seniority and would never allow her to have such a position.
Fiendish Thingy
(15,568 posts)Bettie
(16,083 posts)and if anyone can wear them down, it will be her!
ancianita
(36,013 posts)mountain grammy
(26,608 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Grins
(7,203 posts)Me: GO BIG!
ancianita
(36,013 posts)Warren don't play when it comes to corporate capture.
Phoenix61
(16,999 posts)You only check the speedometer when you pass a cop if you know youre speeding.
she scares them.
DinahMoeHum
(21,783 posts). . .in her current position.
ancianita
(36,013 posts)Evolve Dammit
(16,719 posts)iscooterliberally
(2,860 posts)My wife and I were very happy to vote for Elizabeth Warren. If only we had senators in Florida! Instead we have two money grubbing parasites.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,562 posts)A leader can impose his or her will and force policy, regardless of personnel, but it's not the way to get the best result.