Well, somebody is awake in the Senate.
Senator Jim Bunning (R-KY) today issued a statement in regards to the hiring of a former Goldman Sachs lobbyist to serve as Chief of Staff to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.
As the Bunning statement notes, this appointment came after Treasury Secretary Geithner imposed new rules restricting contacts with lobbyists at the Treasury Department.
"The hiring of a former Goldman Sachs lobbyist to be Chief of Staff to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner sure sends the ‘message of change’ to the American people in the middle of a financial crisis," said Bunning . "On day one, Secretary Geithner confirmed to me why I opposed his nomination to be Treasury Secretary. The appointment of this former Goldman Sachs lobbyist to be Chief of Staff flies in the face of President Obama’s guidelines on ethics. I hope for the sake of the American worker this hypocritical appointment is the only mistake Secretary Geithner makes during his tenure at the Treasury Department."
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