The Ohio Democrat wants President Biden to replace FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg amid toxic workplace culture allegations at the agency.
The move was a departure from Brown’s Democratic colleagues but comes as he battles for reelection in a competitive race and has increasingly distanced himself from Biden on an array of policies.
Brown called on Biden to “nominate a new chair” immediately so that the Senate could confirm him or her, a move that would avoid an immediate resignation from Gruenberg and avert temporary Republican control of the agency by Vice Chairman Travis Hill. “The FDIC is an independent agency, so would refer you to them as to anything else coming out from the FDIC on this particular matter,” she said.and an independent law firm audit exposed a pervasive toxic workplace environment at the FDIC that spanned over some two decades and included sexual harassment and discrimination. Gruenberg was reportedly demeaning and inappropriate to staff and would frequently lose his temper.
Senate Republicans’ campaign arm described Brown’s stance as “yet another election-year flip-flop as he gets increasingly desperate.” Former FDIC Chairwoman Sheila Bair, who led the regulating agency from 2006 to 2011, said Monday that she’s “known and worked with Chairman Gruenberg for years” but that there’s “a desperate need for change at the FDIC.”
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