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Manchin Won’t Back Raskin for Fed, Imperiling Confirmation

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Video player cover image — WATCH: Sen. Pat Toomey says Manchin’s opposition to Fed nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin dooms the nomination as a “practical matter.” Source: Bloomberg

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Steven T. Dennis

March 14, 2022, 4:12 PM UTCUpdated onMarch 14, 2022, 10:20 PM UTC

Democratic Senator Joe Manchin said he won’t back President Joe Biden’s nominee for the Federal Reserve vice chair of supervision, Sarah Bloom Raskin -- likely dooming her confirmation in the Senate given broad Republican opposition.

“I have carefully reviewed Sarah Bloom Raskin’s qualifications and previous public statements,” Manchin said in a statement Monday. “I have come to the conclusion that I am unable to support her nomination to serve as a member of the Federal Reserve Board.”