Chuck Schumer has stood mute while Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell hand a gift to corporate America.
David Segal
David Segal is the executive director of the Demand Progress Education Fund.
Posted inPolitics
Chuck Schumer Has an Important Choice to Make on Regulatory Personnel
By custom, the Senate minority leader has broad authority to name commissioners to independent agencies. Schumer must select Democrats willing to take on corporate power.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The SEC Remains a Secondary Concern to Chuck Schumer
The Senate Minority Leader mismanaged an appointment to the agency last year, keeping a Democratic seat open for months. Will he do the same again?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Can Democrats Stop McConnell and Trump’s Quiet Regulatory Takeover?
Republicans have stymied the filling of Democratic seats in independent agencies. There doesn’t appear to be any plan to confront this.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Commissioner’s Exit Would Leave the SEC Without a Democrat
Rumors of Rob Jackson’s departure would give Wall Street a boost, with anti-regulatory Republicans in complete charge of the agency.