Ocasio-Cortez Urges Senate to Reject Emanuel’s Nomination
- Former lawmaker and Chicago mayor tapped as envoy to Japan
- House progressives also weighed in this week on Fed chair
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called on the Senate to reject President Joe Biden’s nomination of Rahm Emanuel as U.S. ambassador to Japan, just days after the New York Democrat joined a progressive pressure campaign to preemptively oppose any effort to reappoint Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chair.
Emanuel previously served as a member the House Democratic leadership team and as President Barack Obama’s first chief of staff.