“President Joe Biden’s nominee to become the government’s top banking regulator faced a wave of criticism Thursday at a tense Senate hearing that cast further doubt on her chances of being confirmed.

“Saule Omarova, tapped to be comptroller of the currency, was met with resistance from Republicans over her advocacy for a dominant role for government in finance.

“One GOP lawmaker questioned the Cornell law professor, who was born in the former Soviet state of Kazakhstan, about her previous affiliation with a communist youth organization and asked if he should refer to her as “comrade.”

“Omarova vigorously denied having any sympathy with communist views.”

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