“Janet Yellen will become the first woman to lead the U.S. Treasury Department after the Senate voted 84-15 to confirm her nomination,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The 74-year-old economist, who has been at the forefront of economic policy-making for 25 years, will now play a key role advancing President Biden’s economic agenda, starting with an ambitious $1.9 trillion economic relief package that is already facing resistance from GOP lawmakers worried about its cost.”
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