Commentary: Trump's disastrous nominee for the Fed Board could make a ruined economy worse
by Roger Lowenstein, Los Angeles Times
Oct 06, 2020
3 minutes
The Senate is preparing to vote on an appointment by President Trump that could seriously tarnish a vital American institution.
Not the Supreme Court - the Federal Reserve Board.
Trump backers are making a furious push on behalf of Judy Shelton, a Trump economic adviser whose only ideas are bad ones and who is willing to abandon even those to curry favor with the president.
It isn't clear if Shelton has the votes. Two Republican senators - Susan Collins of Maine and Mitt Romney of Utah - oppose
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