We must bring Department of Justice officials here to the Senate to testify in committee under oath and answer for their reckless conduct. We must hold the line against any Federal Reserve nominee from Donald Trump so long as this dark cloud hangs over the Fed. If Senate Republicans are truly worried about the Fed's independence, if they're worried about what chaos at the Fed means for rising housing costs, rising borrowing costs, rising inflation, then they ought to conduct some oversight. (03:46–03:55)
CLAIM
Asserts that Federal Reserve nominees from Donald Trump should be opposed under current conditions.
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