Janet Yellen confirmed as first female treasury secretary in U.S. history

By artappraiser on Mon, 01/25/2021 - 6:52pm |

Yellen "has long been an advocate for addressing the income and wealth distribution, and now she will be able to act on it,” said one economist.

BREAKING: U.S. Senate, in 84-15 vote, confirms Janet Yellen as secretary of Treasury. Yellen becomes the first woman to hold the position. https://t.co/hY53JqdiyS pic.twitter.com/Zy7SE7aPqO
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 25, 2021

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Krugman yesterday on two OMB appts:

Great news! Some of us worried that the Biden administration might be staffed by Very Serious People obsessed with debt and cutting entitlements. But what we're actually seeing are appointments of people who were on the right side of the austerity wars. 1/ https://t.co/UmB2vBd93L
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) January 24, 2021

And here's another terrific appointment 2/ https://t.co/A2JMIRb17h
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) January 24, 2021

Sample paper 3/ https://t.co/c8kFGEJAlR
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) January 24, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 01/25/2021 - 7:03pm

Janet Yellen confirmed as first female treasury secretary in U.S. history

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