President Biden’s nominee Rohit Chopra moved one step closer to winning Senate confirmation to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
The Senate on Tuesday passed a motion, 49-48, to discharge Chopra’s nomination from the Banking Committee. The procedural step is the first of three Senate votes Chopra would need to win confirmation.
Sens. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) didn’t vote on the motion. A final vote on Chopra’s nomination is expected later this week or early next week.
The Banking Committee split along party lines on Chopra’s nomination in March, making the motion to discharge ...
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