Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) shocked Wall Street

Any senator can block a nomination by announcing a "hold." Sanders explained his decision: "The American people overwhelmingly voted last year for a change in our national priorities to put the interests of ordinary people ahead of the greed of Wall Street and the wealthy few. What the American people did not bargain for was another four years for one of the key architects of the Bush economy."  Another progressive senator, Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), said yesterday that Bernanke needs to "start giving a red hot damn about the American public." And Bernanke has refused Bernie Sanders' and Rep. Alan Grayson's (D-FL) demand that the Federal Reserve tell Congress which banks received trillions in taxpayer bailouts. Click here to thank Sanders for standing up to Wall Street and for being a bold progressive.