On Thursday, it appeared Cain’s nomination was doomed after Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota became the fourth member of his party’s caucus to say he’d vote against the former pizza executive. That wouldn’t leave Cain with enough votes to be confirmed, unless Democrats crossed the aisle to support him.
However, prominent Democrats have come out against the potential nominees. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California called Cain and Moore “the worst, ill-suited appointments that the president could come up with.”
“The Fed should be determining the rates, not any politicians,” Pelosi said. “That is a dangerous thing for an economy, when a central bank of the country has political influence. It’s wrong.”
Frenkel likened the Fed to another profession where knowledge is key.
“You would not give the license to fly an airplane just to a friend, you would need him to be professional,” he said. “And let me tell you, the economy is a very large complex airplane.”
— CNBC’s Christina Wilkie, Karen James Sloan and Ylan Mui contributed to this report.
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