Cordray lines up with Barr for OCC. Ex CFPB chief tells @politico that he is a “big fan of Michael and very supportive….He knows the issues backward and forward...He is a progressive champion. A lot of people wanted to put brakes on the CFPB. He’s always been a fan.”
David Wessel Sat 23 Jan 2021 13:45

David Brooks: If Republicans go into full oppo-mode Democrats *should* kill the filibuster @NewsHour
David Wessel Sat 23 Jan 2021 00:10

RT @frankthorp: Schumer also announced the Senate will vote at 5:30pm on Monday to confirm Janet Yellen’s nomination to be Treasury Secreta…
David Wessel Fri 22 Jan 2021 23:25

RT @gbenga_ajilore: @EmilyRPeck I will be starting Monday as a Senior Advisor at the USDA in Rural Development.
David Wessel Fri 22 Jan 2021 19:15

The Child Tax Credit has expanded enormously as a result of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act https://t.co/d4IyeXVPYx
David Wessel Fri 22 Jan 2021 19:15

RT @arindube: When you come at a thick literature, you best not miss. We had the goods in our 2019 QJE paper. We didn't do a "yet another…
David Wessel Fri 22 Jan 2021 18:50

RT @JessBravin: From venerable WH reporter @TomDeFrank
David Wessel Fri 22 Jan 2021 18:15

RT @bopinion: Biden just insisted that regulation should balance benefits with costs, even while emphasizing fairness and human dignity. @C…
David Wessel Fri 22 Jan 2021 17:20

RT @JessBravin: “I be­lieve it is time for the de­ten­tion fa­cil­ity at Guan­tanamo to close its doors,” he said in his writ­ten re­sponse…
David Wessel Fri 22 Jan 2021 16:25

RT @davelevinthal: Newspaper headline of the month nominee today in the @dallasnews. (h/t @dave_in_sa) https://t.co/biMlScwluV
David Wessel Fri 22 Jan 2021 16:25

ICYMI. Yellen: “We cannot solve the climate crisis without effective carbon pricing. The president supports an enforcement mechanism that requires polluters to bear the full cost of the carbon pollution they are emitting” (From written answers to senators’ questions)
David Wessel Fri 22 Jan 2021 13:19

RT @BrookingsMetro: Brookings Metro is pleased to announce we are looking for outstanding early- to mid-career scholars for our David M. Ru…
David Wessel Fri 22 Jan 2021 02:04

RT @robsfriedlander: Some *personal news* after a bit of a Twitter break! Psyched and ready to get to work. https://t.co/ZrqQWF2QrN
David Wessel Fri 22 Jan 2021 00:19

RT @brianefallon: NEW: @EricHolder to keynote event hosted by @Susan_Hennessey and @BrookingsInst next Monday on Supreme Court reform. @c…
David Wessel Fri 22 Jan 2021 00:14

RT @Marketplace: When @JoeBiden joked that @JanetYellen should have her own @HamiltonMusical ... it got us thinking, what would that sound…
David Wessel Thu 21 Jan 2021 23:09

RT @johnkruzel: NEW: Dr. Fauci on TRUMP vs. BIDEN approach to science: "The idea that you can get up here and...let the science speak, it…
David Wessel Thu 21 Jan 2021 21:54

RT @RichardRubinDC: Today in questions-for-the-record for the soon-to-be Treasury Secretary... Grassley: "Biden’s position on the SALT ca…
David Wessel Thu 21 Jan 2021 19:44

RT @SadieCollective: On Friday, February 11 at 5:30, the Collective will be hosting our 2nd Annual Reception with @BrookingsInst. Join us t…
David Wessel Thu 21 Jan 2021 19:44

RT @MattEganCNN: NEW: Kevin Hassett, the former Trump economic adviser, supports President Biden's $1.9 trillion rescue plan & fears the re…
David Wessel Thu 21 Jan 2021 18:33

RT @tanjamaier17: Omg it’s amazing. First one: how to pretend you are an American tourist when the police try to arrest you on Saturday: ht…
David Wessel Thu 21 Jan 2021 17:18

RT @hansilowang: NEW: President Biden is ordering the Census Bureau director to join an interagency working group to examine how federal da…
David Wessel Thu 21 Jan 2021 15:23

RT @jkwessel: I last saw the incoming Federal Highway Deputy Administrator...biking home from work along the Esplanade bike path. A change…
David Wessel Thu 21 Jan 2021 14:28

RT @RichardRubinDC: Mark Mazur is temporarily running tax policy at Treasury for the start of the Biden administration. Here is my Septem…
David Wessel Thu 21 Jan 2021 14:08

RT @olliecarroll: 44.4 million views of Navalny’s Putin video in 48 hours. Some of those will be in the Kremlin.
David Wessel Thu 21 Jan 2021 13:48

RT @KateDavidson: President Biden is expected to tap former Obama Treasury official Michael Barr to be the next Comptroller of the Currency…
David Wessel Thu 21 Jan 2021 02:43