Democrats' Letter To President Obama: Appoint Elizabeth Warren

An article by Joan McCarter at Daily Kos entitled House Democrats push for Warren recess appointment to consumer agency tells of a letter being circulated by House Democrats:

Regretfully, Republicans in the Senate have now made it clear that they oppose reform. They have vowed that they will not allow consideration of any nominee to head the CFPB until the bureau is weakened. They would rather hold your appointment hostage and obstruct the process than make sure consumers have a strong advocate on their side.

Since Republican Senators have said that no one is acceptable unless the law is weakened, we would urge you to nominate Professor Warren as the CFPB's first Director anyway. If Republicans in the Senate indeed refuse to consider her, we request that you use your constitutional authority to make her a recess appointment.

I would have preferred to see Warren nominated and confirmed as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. However, if that cannot be accomplished -- since 44 of the 47 Senate Republicans vowed to filibuster any nominee to the CFPB unless and until the agency is made powerless -- then I support a recess appointment, for sure. The House is out this week; when's recess, anyway? The sooner the better for Elizabeth Warren.