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John -

Earlier this week, the Senate Banking Committee voted to advance the most
diverse and climate conscious Board of Governors to the Federal Reserve.
Jerome Powell, Lael Brainard, Philip Jefferson and Lisa Cook’s nominations
were voted on in the committee. The vote for Lisa Cook was tied and will
need to be taken up by the full Senate before a final confirmation vote.

What should have been an easy process for these experienced and
well-qualified nominees turned into a circus^1. Members of the committee
played politics with the nominees to the central Bank of the United States
as everyday people suffered the consequences of high inflation, the
impacts of the growing climate crisis, and the economic fall-out from
Covid.

Instead of moving forward and doing their jobs, senators like Pat Toomey
and Joe Manchin caved to fossil fuel interests and forced the experienced
leader Sarah Bloom Raskin to withdraw her nomination.

This will not stand. [ [link removed] ]John,
will you send a message to Sens. Bob Casey and Pat Toomey
today and demand they vote ‘yes’ on our slate of Federal Reserve nominees?

[ [link removed] ]Write your senators »

While some senators claim that these nominees are radical and are
politicizing the Fed, they themselves are the ones who are radical,
blocking highly qualified nominees, and caving to fossil fuel interests
over everyday citizens’ well-being.

We need to send a strong message that fossil fuel interests won’t be
accepted. In this time of growing economic and climate crises, we need a
fully functioning Fed.

[ [link removed] ]Tell your senators to confirm the nominees to the Federal Reserve today
for a fossil free Federal Reserve!

[ [link removed] ]Write your senators »

All four of the Fed nominees are well qualified for these positions and
need to be confirmed as soon as possible so they can work to get the
country’s economy back on track. [ [link removed] ]John,
write to your senators today and demand
they confirm our Federal Reserve nominee slate as soon as possible - we
can’t wait.

In solidarity,

Brooke Harper
Regional Campaigns Strategist
350.org

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