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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 MorePresidential Power Map
The Presidential Power Map classifies bundlers and major donors by their professional and sectoral affiliations to offer the most possible clues about the composition of a presidential candidate’s hypothetical administration.
Learn moreDecember 04, 2020
November 2020 Update on the State of Independent Federal Agencies
Over the past several years, President Trump’s assault on governing norms, from his refusal to reveal information about his finances to his glee in firing those who are not sufficiently loyal to him, has sparked public outcry. One set of norm violations, however, has received relatively little attention from the media or from Senate Democrats. Quietly Trump and Mitch McConnell have undermined independent agencies’ functionality by slow-walking minority party nominations. And, in particular, they have undermined the norm of statutorily-mandated political balance on many independent agency boards in a move that could keep regulatory power in Republican hands for years after Trump leaves office.
December 04, 2020
Why Wasn't this Vote a Priority for Kamala Harris?
With scant days remaining in this Congress, Senate Republicans are busily working to undermine the incoming Biden administration by rushing to confirm Trump’s nominees to terms that will last well beyond January 20, 2021. Yesterday, in a close 48 to 47 vote, they installed Christopher Waller to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in a term that will not expire until 2030, robbing Biden of the seat. With Mike Pence and his potential tie-breaking vote out of town, Kamala Harris (in her capacity as a Senator) had the power to delay, if not stop it.
December 02, 2020
How Does Any Decent Person Consider Gina Raimondo For HHS Secretary?
It would be a disaster for Raimondo to receive any spot in the incoming Biden administration. (Term limits prevent her from running for re-election.) But it’s especially horrifying — and frankly, stupefying — to consider Raimondo for HHS in the year 2020.
December 02, 2020
Important Economic Policy Jobs Which Remain Unannounced
These positions will dictate whether a Biden administration’s worker, regulatory, and enforcement agendas succeed, fail, or are smothered before they are even initiated
December 4, 2020
Kenny Stancil - Common Dreams
Facing Opposition From Progressives, Gina Raimondo Withdraws From Consideration As Biden's HHS Chief
December 4, 2020
Alex Gangitano and Mike Lillis - The Hill
Left Seeks To Influence Biden Picks While Signaling Unity
December 4, 2020
Tamara Kamatović - Neus Deutschland
Let's Get To Work
December 4, 2020
Theodoric Meyer - Politico
Progressive Judicial Group To Biden: A Black Woman For Solicitor General
December 3, 2020
William Cohan - Vanity Fair
"The Politics Of Hiring Wall Street People Is Bad": Biden Has Kept The Bankers And Traders At Bay, But Will It Last?
December 3, 2020
Kathryn Krawczyk - The Week
Biden Reportedly Picks Obama Veterans For Coronavirus Czar And Surgeon General
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RT @ddayen: Here's a really good Cabinet Watch scoop from @rkuttnerwrites. Will Big Tech Take Over Trade Policy? https://t.co/PNzOo5wRK2
RT @yevshrag: Presumably Biden can fire Trump's replacement, so why are they doing this now? Just a resume bump for their flunkies, or tryi…
... and why Biden should make strong use of the Vacancies Act and recess appointments to render McConnell's obstructionism irrelevant. https://t.co/R0C9iKF1Xw
Read our @MaxMoranHi on the 200+ policies that Biden could implement through executive action on Day One of his presidency to immediately deliver relief to the American people. https://t.co/GETwFosJVZ
RT @ceprdc: .@EileenAppelbaum weighs in on the president-elect's picks for economic advisers in his new administration with @esquire - “wit…
Precisely why we've been saying that President Biden should make strong use of his executive powers to circumvent McConnell on personnel and policy — if the GOP is dedicated to prolonging economic suffering, Democrats must bypass them and directly deliver relief to the people! https://t.co/H8mSBMZ5ZR
RT @ddayen: Can confirm that Connor (an enrolled member of the Taos Pueblo) is under pretty strong consideration, along with Haaland and re…