Sen. Daniel Akaka says he is supporting President Barack Obama‘s nomination of Thomas Curry to be the new Comptroller of the Currency.
In that capacity, Curry would be responsible for overseeing thousands of banks across the United States. Akaka told his Twitter followers that he met with Curry this week, and posted this photo:

Read more about Curry’s background in this bio from the FDIC.
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