Washington, Jan. 21 -- Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley issued the following press release:
Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement on Trump's unlawful attempt to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on the matter today.
"Donald Trump's unlawful attempt to fire Governor Lisa Cook is a baseless, brazen, anti-Black power grab that threatens the independence of one of our nation's most important financial institutions," said Rep. Ayanna Pressley. "Governor Cook is a brilliant economist and the first Black woman to serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors-and Trump's targeting of her is no accident. Instead of addressing his ow...