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Senate Postpones Warsh Fed Hearing Over Missing Paperwork

The delay points to continued Fed leadership under Jerome Powell.

Overview

  • The Senate Banking Committee scrapped plans for a Kevin Warsh hearing next week because it has not received his nomination paperwork.
  • Committee rules require complete financial disclosures and at least one week of public notice before a hearing can be held.
  • The holdup makes a near-term handoff unlikely, which keeps Jerome Powell in charge for now.
  • Warsh’s disclosures could take extra time because past filings listed nearly 1,200 assets tied largely to his wife, Jane Lauder.
  • Even after a hearing is set, Sen. Thom Tillis is refusing to advance Fed nominees until the DOJ drops its Powell probe, which U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro says will continue.