Senate grills Comptroller candidate Saule Omarova on writings, past
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Aaron Nicodemus2021-11-19T12:53:00
Saule Omarova faced extraordinary questioning from Republicans on her background and previously expressed views during her nomination hearing to be the next Comptroller of the Currency.
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