Manchin Praises Biden’s Fed Picks as ‘Extremely Qualified’
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Democratic Senator Joe Manchin praised all five of President Joe Biden’s nominees for the Federal Reserve, an important signal for their confirmations in the 50-50 Senate.
“They all look extremely qualified,” the West Virginia senator, who is a pivotal vote, said Tuesday of the nominees.