More than a year into President Joe Biden’s term, none of the government’s major bank regulators have Senate-confirmed leaders. That’s because some of Biden’s nominees believe that financial regulators should have a major role in fighting climate change — a position rejected by Republican legislators. POLITICO’s Victoria Guida explains.

Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO.

Victoria Guida is an economics reporter for POLITICO.

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Carlos Prieto is an audio producer for POLITICO.

Raghu Manavalan is a senior editor for POLITICO audio.

Jenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO’s audio department.

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Why Biden can’t get a climate-focused bank regulator confirmed