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US FDIC nominee Hill threatened with 'no' vote by Republican senator

By Neil Roland ( October 30, 2025, 22:02 GMT | Insight) -- Travis Hill , the acting US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation chair nominated to be permanent head, was threatened with a “no” vote by Republican Senator John Kennedy if the nominee doesn’t respond soon with a report on how he’s improved the workplace culture. An exasperated Kennedy, of Louisiana, cited a number of explicit examples of sexual harassment from a 2024 Cleary Gottlieb report on the toxic agency culture while it was headed by Democrat Martin Gruenberg on and off for 10 years.Travis Hill , the acting US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation chair nominated to be permanent head, was threatened with a “no” vote by Republican Senator John Kennedy if the nominee doesn’t respond soon with a report on how he’s improved the workplace culture....

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