Progressives push for Warren, Sanders in potential Biden cabinet

If Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden wins the race for the White House, will either Sens. Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren be trading the title of senator for secretary?

One or both of the two progressive champions – who battled the former vice president in the Democratic primaries but became supporters and surrogates for Biden in the general election – could end up in Biden’s cabinet if he defeats President Trump in next week’s election.

Two sources close to Sanders’ orbit confirm to Fox News that the populist senator from Vermont does have interest in serving as Department of Labor secretary in a potential Biden cabinet.

At the same time, there’s a push in recent days by progressive groups for Warren – who’s long taken aim at Wall Street and the big banks – to be named as Treasury Department secretary in a Biden administration.

“I think both would make great secretaries,” said Jeff Hauser, executive director of Revolving Door Project, a progressive group that scrutinizes executive branch appointees to ensure they use their office to serve the public interest.

But Hauser also noted that Sanders and Warren “make tremendous voices in the Senate holding Biden to his commitments.”

While the former vice president remains focused on winning the election, his transition team’s following longstanding tradition in preparing to staff a new administration. But transition officials emphasized that they’re not making any decisions on personnel until after the election’s decided.

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