Since January, she has held one of the 12 voting seats on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which sets U.S. monetary policy. Like fellow regional bank presidents Neel Kashkari and Lorie Logan, she voted for a quarter-point rate hike. “The reason that I dissented at that meeting is because I think that now is the time to act,” Hammack said. Get these articles in your inbox Sign up for our daily newsletter Newsletter Signup - Single Field Mobile Email * Sign up If you are human, leave this field blank. Δ Get these articles in your inbox Sign up for our daily newsletter Newsletter Signup - Single Field Email * Sign up If you are human, leave this field blank.