A group of five Democratic senators has reportedly rejected United States President Joe Biden’s nominee, Saule Omarova, to head the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).
Omarova’s nomination as a bank regulator was initially opposed by three members of the Senate Banking Committee — Senators Jon Tester, Mark Warner and Kyrsten Sinema — on a phone call with panel chairman Sen. Sherrod Brown, as reported by Axios. The opposition was further supported by Senators John Hickenlooper and Mark Kelly.