{"id":4034,"date":"2026-05-13T14:56:49","modified":"2026-05-13T14:57:04","slug":"fetterman-statement-on-vote-to-confirm-kevin-warsh-as-federal-reserve-chair","link":"https:\/\/www.fetterman.senate.gov\/fetterman-statement-on-vote-to-confirm-kevin-warsh-as-federal-reserve-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman Statement on Vote to Confirm Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve Chair"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4034\" class=\"elementor elementor-4034\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77bf8251 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77bf8251\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f41b908 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f41b908\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C.<\/strong> \u2014 After joining his colleagues in a 54-45 vote to confirm Kevin Warsh as the next Chair of the Federal Reserve, <strong>Senator Fetterman today released the following statement<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u201cI\u2019ve met Kevin Warsh and believe he will be transparent and responsive to Congress and the public. His promise to maintain Fed independence in setting interest rates is crucial and I look forward to working with him.<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u201cI also maintain we owe an enormous debt of gratitude to Chair Powell. Through multiple administrations and a global pandemic, our economy has been the envy of the world under his steady hand. He never broke the law, has done a remarkable job, and I\u2019m profoundly grateful for his service as Chair. I encourage him to stay on the Fed Board as long as he wants.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false}}