Biden announces 2 nominees for SEC

President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced two nominees for the Securities and Exchange Commission. A White House statement said Biden is tapping Jaime Lizárraga, currently a senior adviser to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, and Mark Uyeda, an SEC attorney who is currently on detail to the Senate Banking Committee.

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