Hillary Clinton penned a column praising Elizabeth Warren’s strong-armed approach toward pursuing accountability among financial corporations as the Democratic presidential hopeful remains under fire for her numerous paid Wall Street speeches.
"Warren never lets us forget that the work of taming Wall Street’s irresponsible risk taking and reforming our financial system Is far from finished," Clinton wrote in Time magazine’s annual list of the "100 Most Influential People." "And she never hesitates to hold powerful people’s feet to the fire: bankers, lobbyists, senior government officials and, yes, even presidential aspirants."
Time released the list Thursday morning, marking 13 years for its compilation of individuals who have made an impact both domestically and abroad.
In this year’s issue, Clinton touted Warren’s progressive stats while serving as the senior senator from Massachusetts, specifically noting her reputation as "scourge of special interests."
The list’s publication arrived the same day the Associated Press released a report finding that nearly all of the 82 corporations that paid Clinton for speeches have at some point lobbied the federal government to advance business interests.
One-third of those firms are government contractors, leaving open the possibility that "those corporate interests would follow Clinton to the White House should she win elections this fall," the Associated Press reported.
Though Clinton has been vocally critical against big banks, the former secretary of state continues to receive criticism for withholding her highly paid speeches to Wall Street corporations from the public.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I, Vt.) has repeatedly hit his opponent for her relationship with "corporate America," often highlighting the $675,000 Goldman Sachs paid Clinton for just three speeches.