{"id":1004983,"date":"2021-11-12T20:59:11","date_gmt":"2021-11-13T01:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1004983"},"modified":"2021-11-12T20:59:13","modified_gmt":"2021-11-13T01:59:13","slug":"white-house-reaffirms-support-of-nominee-who-pointed-out-alleged-gender-equality-in-soviet-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-reaffirms-support-of-nominee-who-pointed-out-alleged-gender-equality-in-soviet-union\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Reaffirms Support Of Nominee Who Pointed Out Alleged Gender Equality In Soviet Union"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-reaffirms-support-of-nominee-who-pointed-out-alleged-gender-equality-in-soviet-union%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1004983&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Amid controversy over her apologetic comments about the Soviet Union, the White House is affirming its support of a key Treasury Department nominee.<\/p>\n<p>In September, President Biden nominated Cornell University law professor Saule Omarova to serve as Comptroller of the Currency \u2014 which \u201ccharters, regulates, and supervises all national banks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-bank-regulator-nominee-say-what-you-will-about-old-ussr-there-was-no-gender-pay-gap\">emphasizing<\/a> the fallen communist superpower\u2019s alleged lack of a pay gap, Omarova has formerly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/key-biden-nominee-on-oil-companies-we-want-them-to-go-bankrupt-if-we-want-to-tackle-climate-change\">called<\/a> for the bankruptcy of oil and gas companies to fight climate change and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-nominee-who-praised-soviet-unions-lack-of-gender-pay-gap-hasnt-turned-over-karl-marx-thesis-to-senate\">drafted<\/a> a thesis entitled \u201cKarl Marx\u2019s Economic Analysis and the Theory of Revolution in The Capital\u201d while studying at Moscow State University.<\/p>\n<p>According to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/biden-comptroller-nominee-omarova-bef4c898-a7ad-4d51-91ab-dc2212a48423.html\">Axios<\/a> report published earlier this week, all 50 Republicans in the Senate are expected to oppose Omarova\u2019s confirmation. Indeed, Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) \u2014 who chairs the Senate Banking Committee and recently called for Omarova to release her thesis to the public \u2014 told the outlet that \u201cRepublicans will overwhelmingly oppose this self-described radical.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) have expressed concern about Omarova \u2014 jeopardizing her path to confirmation.<\/p>\n<p>In response, the White House told Axios that \u201cSaule Omarova is eminently qualified and was nominated for this role because of her lifetime of work on financial regulation, including in the private sector, in government and as a leading academic in the field.\u201d They therefore continue to \u201cstrongly support her historic nomination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As noted by the statement, which was also provided to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/politics\/saule-omarova-white-house-support\">Fox Business<\/a>, the White House is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2021\/09\/23\/president-biden-announces-key-nominations-for-financial-regulation-and-investor-protection\/\">lauding<\/a> Omarova\u2019s diverse background \u2014 namely, as the \u201cfirst woman and person of color to serve as Comptroller.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On his first day in office, President Biden signed an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2021\/01\/20\/executive-order-advancing-racial-equity-and-support-for-underserved-communities-through-the-federal-government\/\">executive order<\/a> promising to advance \u201cracial equity\u201d and support \u201cunderserved communities\u201d throughout the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEntrenched disparities in our laws and public policies, and in our public and private institutions, have often denied that equal opportunity to individuals and communities,\u201d argued the measure. \u201cOur country faces converging economic, health, and climate crises that have exposed and exacerbated inequities, while a historic movement for justice has highlighted the unbearable human costs of systemic racism. Our Nation deserves an ambitious whole-of-government equity agenda that matches the scale of the opportunities and challenges that we face.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is therefore the policy of my Administration that the Federal Government should pursue a comprehensive approach to advancing equity for all, including people of color and others who have been historically underserved, marginalized, and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid controversy over her apologetic comments about the Soviet Union, the White House is affirming its support of a key Treasury Department nominee.In September, President Biden nominated Cornell University law professor Saule Omarova to serve as Comptroller of the Currency \u2014 which \u201ccharters, regulates, and supervises all national banks.\u201dIn addition to emphasizing the fallen communist superpower\u2019s alleged lack of a pay gap, Omarova has formerly called for the bankruptcy of oil and gas companies to fight climate change and drafted a thesis entitled \u201cKarl Marx\u2019s Economic Analysis and the Theory of Revolution in The Capital\u201d while studying at Moscow State University.According to an Axios report published earlier this week, all 50 Republicans in the Senate are expected to oppose Omarova\u2019s confirmation. Indeed, Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) \u2014 who chairs the Senate Banking Committee and recently called for Omarova to release her thesis to the public \u2014 told the outlet that \u201cRepublicans will overwhelmingly oppose this self-described radical.\u201dAdditionally, Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) have expressed concern about Omarova \u2014 jeopardizing her path to confirmation.In response, the White House told Axios that \u201cSaule Omarova is eminently qualified and was nominated for this role because of her lifetime of work on financial regulation, including in the private sector, in government and as a leading academic in the field.\u201d They therefore continue to \u201cstrongly support her historic nomination.\u201dAs noted by the statement, which was also provided to Fox Business, the White House is lauding Omarova\u2019s diverse background \u2014 namely, as the \u201cfirst woman and person of color to serve as Comptroller.\u201dOn his first day in office, President Biden signed an executive order promising to advance \u201cracial equity\u201d and support \u201cunderserved communities\u201d throughout the federal government.\u201cEntrenched disparities in our laws and public policies, and in our public and private institutions, have often denied that equal opportunity to individuals and communities,\u201d argued the measure. \u201cOur country faces converging economic, health, and climate crises that have exposed and exacerbated inequities, while a historic movement for justice has highlighted the unbearable human costs of systemic racism. Our Nation deserves an ambitious whole-of-government equity agenda that matches the scale of the opportunities and challenges that we face.\u201d\u201cIt is therefore the policy of my Administration that the Federal Government should pursue a comprehensive approach to advancing equity for all, including people of color and others who have been historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected by persistent poverty and inequality,\u201d the order continued. \u201cAffirmatively advancing equity, civil rights, racial justice, and equal opportunity is the responsibility of the whole of our Government.\u201dEarlier this year, President Biden faced similar obstacles in confirming Neera Tanden \u2014 the former president of the Center for American progress, a left-leaning think tank \u2014 as head of the Office of Management and Budget.Tanden had a history of making disparaging remarks toward lawmakers \u2014 such as calling Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) \u201ccriminally ignorant\u201d and \u201cthe worst,\u201d in addition to voicing hope that she would be haunted for her conduct during the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings in 2018.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1004983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1004983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/99"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1004983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1004983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1004983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1004983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1004983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}