Sen. Warren challenges Chair Yellen on the lack of diversity among the Fed's leadership and the opaque process for selecting and re-appointing Federal Reserve Bank presidents. In February,…
Also sent a letter:…
"There is not a single Federal Reserve Bank president who is either African American or, like me, Latino. That is fundamentally wrong."
Senator Rounds Cites JEC Annual Report during the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Hearing
Sen. Sherrod Brown describes his meeting with members of Cleveland-based Common Good Ohio, and urges Yellen to consider more diverse and publicly representative members for appointment to…
Yellen concedes there is an ongoing Productivity Crisis
Sen. Menendez asks, "Shouldn't the Fed wait to consider additional rate hikes until we see indications of growth in the labor market?"
Sen. Brown thanks Chair Yellen for proactively including data on racial disparities in economic outcomes in the Fed's monetary policy report to Congress, and asks about conditions in…
Warren presses Yellen on living wills