The Senate quickly confirmed Janet Yellen to be Treasury secretary on Monday, days after she won unanimous backing from both Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee.
Yellen will be the first woman to lead the Treasury Department and will spearhead the Biden administration’s response to the coronavirus recession. The Senate confirmed her with an 84-15 vote.
At her confirmation hearing last week, Yellen urged lawmakers to “act big” in response to the pandemic, which has killed more than 400,000 Americans and put millions of people out of work.
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