Questions Worth Asking Kevin Warsh at His Nomination Hearing

Jai Kedia

President Trump has formally nominated Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve, whose term expires in May. A Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing is expected in the coming weeks. Warsh is a former Fed governor and a long-standing critic of the Fed’s post-crisis policy record.

Much of what Warsh has said is encouraging. But a confirmation hearing is one of the few opportunities for Congress to put a nominee on record before handing them this consequential economic policy role.