Gary Gensler (SEC), Rohit Chopra (CFPB) nominations forwarded to Senate
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Aaron Nicodemus2021-03-10T22:18:00
A Senate committee Wednesday voted in favor of President Joe Biden’s nomination of Gary Gensler to lead the SEC but deadlocked on his choice of Rohit Chopra (pictured) to helm the CFPB.
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