Manchin comes out against Biden Fed nominee Raskin, throwing her confirmation into doubt
Source: CNBC
Sen. Joe Manchin, the most conservative Democrat in the Senate, said Monday that he opposes one of President Joe Bidens nominees to the Federal Reserve, leaving her candidacy to join the central bank with the slimmest of hopes.
I have carefully reviewed Sarah Bloom Raskins qualifications and previous public statements. Her previous public statements have failed to satisfactorily address my concerns about the critical importance of financing an all-of-the-above energy policy to meet our nations critical energy needs, Manchin said in a statement.
I have come to the conclusion that I am unable to support her nomination to serve as a member of the Federal Reserve Board, he added. Raskin is a former Fed governor and served as the deputy Treasury secretary in the Obama administration.
Manchins formal opposition all but dooms Raskins bid to be the Feds next vice chair for supervision, one of the most powerful banking regulators in the world. While its possible Raskin could garner support from a moderate Republican, a Senate split 50-50 means anything but a unified Democratic party makes the odds of success for any presidential nominee perilous at best.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/14/joe-manchin-opposes-sarah-bloom-raskin-federal-reserve-nomination.html

CurtEastPoint
(19,320 posts)ffr
(23,142 posts)I'm guessing it's the Russians, I mean republicans.
Polybius
(19,147 posts)He just has millions invested in coal, and wants to keep it. His state is also very coal-friendly, sad to say.
ffr
(23,142 posts)in their transition to a green economy. You'd think he'd sell his coal positions and invest heavily in the green new deal and profit off of that too, the skunk that he is!
Polybius
(19,147 posts)They don't want to transition from coal, and will vote accordingly.
AZProgressive
(29,404 posts)Polybius
(19,147 posts)One everything isexplained about what BBB does, polling would drop for it in WV.
mahina
(19,395 posts)Torchlight
(4,253 posts)to his 'campaigns.' He received over $400k from the coal industries in the span of two and half months last year.
Not surprising he'd ask for handouts from his state's largest industry (5.4% of the state's total GDP in 2021) from which he earns half a mil per year from his stock ownership.
Wuddles440
(1,617 posts)of support from ALEC?
SunImp
(2,398 posts)Link to tweet
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BradAllison
(1,879 posts)hlthe2b
(107,820 posts)this scene from the movie, Airplane (in an endless loop)?
DFW
(57,191 posts)
.that Mitch McTurtle has two of Manchins grandchildren locked up as hostages in an underground hideaway, allowing them one 15 second phone call per week to Grandpa from a throwaway cell phone.
There are few reasons left to pretend that his allegiance to the Democratic Party is something he wishes to be taken seriously.
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Polybius
(19,147 posts)I spit out my sports drink after reading that!
obamanut2012
(28,231 posts)You need to examine why you think that's funny. It isn't.
Polybius
(19,147 posts)But I still enjoyed what you said. Sorry that you decided to pull it.
obamanut2012
(28,231 posts)As what, his reward? Why do you think that is an appropriate thing to say? Do you not get how disgustingly misogynistic that is? Do you not get that being misogynistic is being misogynistic, even if the woman you are slurring is a "bad woman"? Should we call Ben Carson a nice racist slur? Come on, you know you can! Let's hear it! Maybe a big juicy antisemitic slam against Jared Kushner? Ohh wait, those two things are bad???
Jesus, this place sometimes.
mahatmakanejeeves
(62,898 posts)It's not living up to the promise, is it?
Traildogbob
(10,614 posts)This liberal 8 year veteran that saw fellow soldiers die fighting to save our democracy, carrying a bit of medal in my back, gets pretty worked up and sick in my gut at anybody on Putins payroll to destroy what so many died for. Make of female, if you are taking cash from that war criminal threatening to end earth, you are a whore. Whoring out your platform to spew Putin shit to get power to take us where Russia is. The eight that went to Moscow on 4th of July, all whores. Tulsi had one purpose, to help put that sick SOB Putin whore back in power. I will give her the same respect my dead brothers and sisters would.
Sincere apologies to those that do not fill my daily pain of loss and shrapnel. Brings out a bad side.
Post deleted, with more consideration in the future.
mahatmakanejeeves
(62,898 posts)I get worked up too.
Thanks for making the right decision.
Traildogbob
(10,614 posts)Should not have gone there. I was wrong. Seeing the country gutted from the inside out, the cancer spreading daily is disgusting. No need to be disgusting to try and make a point. Sometimes feels so many lives wasted, my time served a joke, brings me to a bad place and in a rash moment, embarrass myself. Promise to vet future comments. Deep apologies to those I offended. I respect and admire all women. Except Tulsi and Stein, Boebert and Green, and the thousands of men out to kill our country.
mahatmakanejeeves
(62,898 posts)Lunabell
(7,294 posts)Is anyone surprised?
mucifer
(25,024 posts)Peregrine Took
(7,560 posts)FoxNewsSucks
(10,947 posts)LiberalFighter
(53,544 posts)FoxNewsSucks
(10,947 posts)will make sure that hole is filled with dirty money.
monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)KPN
(16,365 posts)pocket book above the party's interests as well as the interests of all those who seek a stable and sustainable future environmentally, economically and socially. The Democratic majority is pretty much reduced to bullshit with him holding a Senate seat as a Democrat.
The problem with our political system is we have too few people with moral, economic and social principles including this greedy, self-centered and pompous prick.
I_UndergroundPanther
(13,004 posts)Sat with repugs during the sotu ,he is a dino.
ificandream
(11,013 posts)And for that, he should be universally slammed.
llashram
(6,269 posts)he just cannot be trusted with our future.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)FailureToCommunicate
(14,388 posts)



hamsterjill
(15,607 posts)Manchin isnt going to support anything that the Democrats want because he gets attention by being a detractor, and that is exactly what his handlers want him to be.
We need to forget about him and move on because he will never cooperate.
agingdem
(8,541 posts)he's right up there with Donnie, Mitch, Cruz, and Hawley...way to go Manchin!
hamsterjill
(15,607 posts)Its unfortunate, but true.
DURHAM D
(32,878 posts)I am sure they hate him.
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Hes starting to look like Putin. Instead of worrying about what he might do - what he has done warrants him holding his seat with zero Senate powers or perks. Whats he gonna do - vote against Democratic bills? Shit, hes already doing his worst.
JohnSJ
(97,438 posts)I am much more concerned that he will play games with the SC Judge Jackson. I don't think he will
monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Freeze his physical and liquid assets and let him go fish.
bluestarone
(18,774 posts)It's GOOD NEWS! Plain and simple!
FoxNewsSucks
(10,947 posts)bluestarone
(18,774 posts)OK by me!!
monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)lonely bird
(2,085 posts)Fuck Joe Manchin. Find somebody good and primary Manchins ass. Same applies to Sienna.
muriel_volestrangler
(103,009 posts)He can't bear the thought of someone having a good new idea. It's not even proper conservatism, in which people are careful about change. He is just happy as a pig in shit, stewing in his own crap, and he's buggered if he'll allow anyone to improve the lot of the world if it means hosing him down.
monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)"NO LONGER NEED'D IN THIS COUNTRY " !
czarjak
(12,641 posts)dlk
(12,557 posts)N/T