Finance Committee Advances Treasury, IRS Nominations

Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Senate Finance Committee advanced the nominations of Jonathan Greenstein to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury by a vote of 14-13; Donald Korb to be Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and an Assistant General Counsel in the Department of the Treasury by a vote of 15-12; and Derek Theurer to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury by a vote of 14-13. Following the vote, Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the statement below:
“I commend the Committee’s action and congratulate each nominee. Mr. Greenstein will face the important task of restoring key international organizations like the International Monetary Fund to their original missions. Mr. Korb’s previous experience as Chief Counsel of the IRS will equip him to hit the ground running when he returns to the role and to ensure the tax code is enforced fairly and impartially. As a veteran of Capitol Hill, I am sure Mr. Theurer will keep Congress well-informed about Treasury’s work as the Department continues to implement our recent tax cuts for working families. I am confident in each nominee’s ability to serve Americans’ best interest and implement the President’s agenda and look forward to their confirmation by the full Senate.”
Executive session information can be foundhere.
Read Chairman Crapo’s full statement at the nomination hearingshereandhere, and his statement at the executive sessionhere.
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