Jared Bernstein is the kind of nominee who, by traditional norms, would’ve been confirmed by unanimous consent. As stevebenen writes, he instead cleared the Senate on 50 to 49 vote.
While much of the political world’s focus this week has been on Donald Trump’s federal criminal indictment, there have been several notable developments on Capitol Hill in recent days, including a Senate confirmation vote that caught my eye. PoliticoSenate Democrats on Tuesday confirmed Jared Bernstein as the White House’s chief economist, despite opposition from Sen. Joe Manchin and Republicans.
This is probably the point at which most of you will simply stop reading. I realize that stories about the Council of Economic Advisers and economists most of you have never heard of don’t constitute “click bait.”As The Washington Post’s E.J. Dionne, Jared Bernstein is a “widely respected and genuinely liked” economist, even among those who disagree with him.
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