The Post reports that the government provided aid to Sen. Inouye’s bank after an inquiry from his office. The bank, Central Pacific Financial, was an unlikely candidate for a program designed by the Treasury Department to bolster healthy banks. The firm’s losses were depleting its capital reserves. Its primary regulator, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., […]
Category: Senate
Nominees and Holds
This Times editorial laments recent holds on nominees for the Census Bureau, among others. Good governance requires Republicans to drop groundless holds. The White House and Senate Democratic leaders need to keep fighting for these nominees.
Senate Ethics and Sen. Burris
The Post gives us this update on the controversy surrounding how President Obama’s Senate seat was filled.