# Senate panel advances Trump pick to lead consumer watchdog

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- Reuters, 2026-09-17 14:40 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/us-senate-panel-votes-advance-trump-pick-consumer-watchdog-2026-09-17/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aabfbc5fbc2160001c2b533

> A U.S. Senate panel voted along party lines on Thursday to advance President Donald Trump’s nomination of Capital One executive Brian Johnson to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, clearing the way for a vote by the full Senate.