Senate Panel Votes to Advance Trump Pick to Head Consumer Watchdog
- 6 years ago
According to Reuters. the U.S. Senate Banking Committee voted on Thursday to advance President Donald Trump’s pick to head the federal consumer watchdog despite criticism from Democratic senators. Kathy Kraninger was approved on a 13-12 party-line vote to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. She would replace Mick Mulvaney the OMB chief who is also serving as acting director at the agency since November.