Punchbowl News: “The partisan stalemate over Sarah Bloom Raskin’s nomination to a top regulatory post at the Federal Reserve may drag on for a while. Democrats say this could impact the Fed’s ability to fight inflation.”
“But the real issue here is whether Republicans could use similar tactics – starving Democrats of a quorum – to tie up other nominations they oppose, including the upcoming Supreme Court nominee.”
“And this GOP tactic – allowed under the power-sharing agreement for the 50-50 Senate – has already worked inside the Small Business Committee. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) led GOP efforts for months to block Dilawar Syed’s nomination for the number two post at the Small Business Administration.”
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