Miller comes from White House counsel’s office
Corrected, 8:46 p.m. | The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s controversial pick to oversee a $500 billion coronavirus economic bailout fund on Tuesday.
The chamber voted 51-40 to make Brian Miller the special inspector general for pandemic recovery.
Along with a budget of $25 million and a staff of more than 100, Miller will oversee how the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve deploy $454 billion to create upwards of $4 trillion in lending facilities aimed at keeping financial markets operational and offering larger businesses enough bridge lending to make it through the sharp recession caused by COVID-19.
The inspector general will also track another $46 billion provided to the airline industry and companies considered “critical to maintaining national security.” Continue reading.