Elizabeth Warren
Related: About this forumWarren has Fed chief's ear
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is upping her outreach to Capitol Hill, and one lawmaker is attracting the largest amount of her attention: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.).
A review of Yellens meeting records, obtained by The Hill, shows the Fed chief has had more than twice as many meetings and phone calls with the big bank critic as any other lawmaker.
Starting back in 2013 the year former Fed leader Ben Bernanke announced he would retire then-Vice Chair Yellens contacts with Congress began to increase. She held dozens of private meetings with senators in the months before and after her Senate confirmation hearing.
However, Warren was among the first lawmakers to approach Yellen in February. Records show the call lasted 30 minutes.
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dixiegrrrrl
(60,011 posts)The Fed chairs have not been known for their overwhelming intelligence, and Warren's input can only help.
Which is a significant reason we need her in her current role, free of political constraints.
RiverLover
(7,830 posts)her the time of day.
Regardless, it is what it is, and we're lucky to have her.
djean111
(14,255 posts)Methinks.
RiverLover
(7,830 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)I think she's the successor to Yellen!