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About the Revolving Door Project
The Revolving Door Project (RDP), a project of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), scrutinizes executive branch appointees to ensure they use their office to serve the broad public interest, rather than to entrench corporate power or seek personal advancement.
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The Agency Spotlight
The Agency Spotlight tracks appointments to leadership positions at thirty-nine independent federal agencies through the confirmation process and beyond. Additionally, for three agencies — the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) — the Spotlight monitors and exhibits key votes.
Read MoreIndustry Agenda
Building off the work of our Personnel Map, the Industry Agenda is a report series that looks at how different industries seek to influence the staffing of the Biden Administration. In these reports, we take a closer look at the policy issues at stake for various industries, as well as the agencies and offices they will be looking to influence.
Personnel Map
The Personnel Map aims to demonstrate the breadth and depth of corporate America’s interest in the executive branch of the federal government. The map ties major economic sectors to the individual political positions that have the power to regulate, bring enforcement actions against, or disburse funds to the companies in that sector.
Learn MoreOctober 26, 2021
The Myths And The Facts About Jerome Powell
We hope that these one-pagers help political professionals, the press, and onlookers to better understand the facts surrounding the reappointment debate.
October 26, 2021
Yellen Is Empowering Powell and Selling Out the Climate
It is very possible that President Biden will show up empty-handed to COP26 in Glasgow next week. And that isn’t just because of the apocalyptic vanity of two Senators from Arizona and West Virginia. Many executive-led policies that are just a matter of political will have not been done, and some of those which have are pure paper tigers. Biden’s administration failed last week to take advantage of a lesser known, but extremely meaningful climate action opportunity. The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) released its long-awaited report on climate-related financial risk, which the President personally ordered months ago. And it was a complete flop.
October 21, 2021
Treasury's Climate Report Sees Impending Catastrophe And Shrugs
“It’s extremely disappointing to see this long-awaited report be so watered down by what can only be described as climate apathetic FSOC members.”
October 20, 2021
The Case For Vaccine Equity
To truly bring an end to the Covid-19 pandemic which has ravaged the globe, the Biden administration must embrace a strategy of vaccine equity.
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Jeanna Smialek & Jim Tankersley - New York Times
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Faces Reappointment Amid Tumult
RDP on Twitter
Garland testifies before Senate Judiciary this morning. In our newsletter, we outline some of the matters we wish Senators would ask him about, from secret officials to confounding litigation positions & the DOJ's capacity to enforce voting rights https://t.co/US6mVmJlh2
@SecYellen's dismal FSOC report on climate-related financial risk showed that she is providing cover for Fed Chair Powell. The loser here is our planet. https://t.co/uR6ZjT1kbd
“Omarova is skeptical of the gloss with which modern financial capitalism sells their gambling products,” argues @jeffhauser, executive director of the Revolving Door Project. “It’s that skepticism that’s elicited the five alarm fire.” https://t.co/pKaNjXjnXa
IMPORTANT THREAD: https://t.co/DXoPK25ZKB
RT @BetterMarkets: That is just not true & @SecYellen knows better. The tell is that she/others never actually talk about the specifics of…
RT @commondreams: "A terse summary of the report would read 'it's good to notice that our planet is burning, but we won't do anything to fi…
@RepCori @POTUS @Ilhan @RepRashida @RepAOC @RepChuyGarcia @RepMcGovern @RepBarbaraLee @RepBowman @RepMondaire @RepBonnie @RepPressley Thank you for your leadership Congresswoman! There is no excuse not to mobilize the full power of the executive branch to fight the climate crisis!
RT @RepCori: We are tired of waiting for climate action, @POTUS. Your inaction is undermining our efforts to deliver good jobs, environmen…
"Put simply, Omarova knows where Wall Street’s skeletons are buried. [...] If the banking lobby ever tried to engage with Omarova’s arguments in good faith, they’d never win the debate. She’s right, and they know it." https://t.co/QNZpRkl7YQ