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Stephen Miran has dissented in favor of easier policy at every meeting since joining the board last September.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

But the district attorney has dissented, citing the woman's prior record.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2020

He also has dissented from a string of 8th Circuit rulings that have protected the rights of employees, consumers and other groups.

From MSNBC • May 18, 2016

Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Esther George, who has dissented at every Fed policy meeting this year, repeated her concerns that the low-rate policy could lead to asset bubbles.

From Reuters • Sep. 19, 2013

According to Mr. Hoar, "no Republican has dissented from it."

From The Cleveland Era; a chronicle of the new order in politics by Ford, Henry Jones