AOC calls on Joe Biden to replace Trump-appointed Fed chair
by Edward Helmore from on (#5P055)
Letter seeks greater action on climate crisis and racial justice
Trump appointee's term at Federal Reserve expires in February
The New York representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other members of the Democratic party's progressive caucus have urged Joe Biden to replace Jerome Powell as chairman of the Federal Reserve as part of a top-to-bottom makeover of the US central bank.
As news of the possible reappointment of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell circulates, we urge President Biden to re-imagine a Federal Reserve focused on eliminating climate risk and advancing racial and economic justice," they said in a statement issued on Tuesday.
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