Senate Republicans breathed a sigh of relief Thursday over Stephen Moore withdrawing his name from consideration from the Federal Reserve Board, and urged the administration…
Senate Republicans breathed a sigh of relief Thursday over Stephen Moore withdrawing his name from consideration from the Federal Reserve Board, and urged the administration to do a better job vetting potential nominations.
The decision, which the president announced in a tweet on Thursday, lets Republican senators avoid what was shaping up to be a showdown with Trump after several female senators, members of leadership and traditional Trump allies began publicly airing their doubts about Moore this week.
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Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of leadership, said on Thursday that she was «very, very thankful,» that the president had reversed course on nominating Moore to the Federal Reserve Board.
“I am very, very thankful that he decided not to pursue it,» she told reporters.
Asked what she hoped the administration learned from the incident she added, «vetting, vetting, vetting.»
«The bottom line is they need to vet all of that even before they forward a name or float a name out there.… Please do some research,» said Ernst.
Ernst, who is up for reelection in 2020, was the only senator who had formally said she would not support Moore. But GOP senators warned that he was facing widespread backlash in the caucus, with Sen.
