Sen. John Kennedy questioned Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh on whether he would cut interest rates under pressure from President Trump, pressing him on his independence as head of the central bank. Warsh said Trump never asked him to pre-commit to rate cuts and insisted he would base decisions on economic conditions, not politics.
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