Jared Bernstein’s nomination to chair the White House Council of Economic Advisers is set for a vote next week under a plan announced by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).
Schumer undertook moves to confirm Bernstein as soon as mid-week, but the plans appear contingent on all Democrats being present to cast their votes for President Joe Biden’s nominee. Senate Republicans so far have declined to support Bernstein as a replacement for former CEA Chair Cecilia Rouse.
Senate Banking Committee Chair Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) in an interview said Bernstein’s nomination was wrongly bogged down amid partisanship and said it stands in ...
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