Senate panel advances Trump pick for consumer watchdog role
A U.S. Senate panel voted along party lines to advance President Donald Trump’s nomination of Capital One executive Brian Johnson for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director, setting up a full-Senate vote.
S. Senate panel on Thursday voted along party lines to advance President Donald Trump's nomination of Capital One NYSE:COF executive Brian Johnson to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, moving the bid to the full Senate. The Republican-led Senate Banking Committee approved the nomination 13-11.