The Senate on Tuesday voted to approve Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary GenslerGary GenslerOn The Money: Senate GOP faces post-Trump spending brawl | Senate confirms SEC chief Gensler to full five-year term | Left-leaning group raises concerns about SALT cap repeal Senate confirms SEC chief Gensler to full five-year term The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Facebook – GOP draws line on taxes; nation braces for Chauvin verdict MORE for a full five-year term after confirming him to the Wall Street watchdog last week.
Senators voted 54 to 45 for Gensler to serve as a commissioner and chairman of the SEC through June 5, 2026. The Senate last week confirmed Gensler to serve the remaining two months of former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton’s term by a nearly identical margin.
Sens. Chuck GrassleyChuck GrassleySenate confirms SEC chief Gensler to full five-year term Senate aims to pass anti-Asian hate crimes bill this week ‘Real Housewives of the GOP’ — Wannabe reality show narcissists commandeer the party MORE (Iowa), Cynthia LummisCynthia Marie LummisSenate confirms SEC chief Gensler to full five-year term 15 Senate Republicans pledge to oppose lifting earmark ban On The Money: Senate confirms Gensler to lead SEC | Senate GOP to face off over earmarks next week | Top Republican on House tax panel to retire MORE (Wyo.) Susan CollinsSusan Margaret CollinsCollins joins Democrats in bid to undo Trump methane emissions rollback Biden dispatches Cabinet members to sell infrastructure plan Senate confirms SEC chief Gensler to full five-year term MORE (Maine), and Mike RoundsMike RoundsSenate confirms SEC chief Gensler to full five-year term Congress looks to rein in Biden’s war powers Columbine and the era of the mass shooter, two decades on MORE (S.D.) were the only Republicans to vote for Gensler’s confirmation, and Sen. Richard BurrRichard Mauze BurrSenate confirms SEC chief Gensler to full five-year term A proposal to tackle congressional inside trading: Invest in the US Former Gov. Pat McCrory enters GOP Senate race in North Carolina MORE (N.C.) voted present.
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All 50 members of the Senate Democratic caucus, including independent Sens. Bernie SandersBernie SandersNewsmax host: Jury decided to ‘sacrifice’ Chauvin to the mob Lawmakers react to guilty verdict in Chauvin murder trial: ‘Our work is far from done’ Senate confirms SEC chief Gensler to full five-year term MORE (Vt.) and Angus KingAngus KingSenate confirms SEC chief Gensler to full five-year term Manchin throws support behind union-backed PRO Act The Hill’s 12:30 Report – Presented by Facebook – All US adults now eligible for COVID vaccines MORE (Maine), voted for Gensler.
Gensler, who was sworn in to the SEC on Sunday, was a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management before joining the commission. He was also the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) during the Obama administration, a Treasury Department undersecretary during the Clinton administration and a partner at Goldman Sachs for almost two decades.
The SEC is currently split between three Democratic and two Republican commissioners. It is banned under law from having more than three commissioners from the same political party.
Democratic Commissioners Allison Herren Lee and Caroline Crenshaw and Republican Commissioners Hester Peirce and Elad Roisman were all appointed by former President TrumpDonald TrumpSt. Louis lawyer who pointed gun at Black Lives Matter protesters considering Senate run Chauvin found guilty as nation exhales US says Iran negotiations are ‘positive’ MORE.
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