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Janet Yellen’s appointment must be confirmed by the Senate.
On November 30 local time, the president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, nominated the former president of the Federal Reserve, Jenet Yellen, to serve as secretary of the Treasury.
If this nomination is approved by the Senate, Yellen will become the first female Secretary of the United States Treasury.
In addition to her, Biden also selected other women to serve as other top economic officials. Biden’s transition team said that if the nomination is approved, they will break down racial barriers.
Biden promised to build a more diverse cabinet. Biden announced earlier this week that his senior White House communications team will be made up entirely of women.
Biden’s transition team stated that Biden’s nominations for various senior economic officials positions will help “lift America out of the current economic recession and rebuild better.”
Biden also announced the establishment of the Presidential Inauguration Committee. This committee will be in charge of organizing the activities related to the inauguration on January 20.
As president-elect, Biden also received the president’s daily routine intelligence briefing for the first time that day. As a courtesy, the outgoing president of the United States usually allows to provide intelligence reports to the president-elect, so that he can learn about threats to national security and other information, but because Trump (Donald Trump) initially refused to admit defeat, before Biden could not receive this report.
Janet yellen
Before Monday’s announcement, the US media generally expected Yellen to be nominated for the post of Secretary of the Treasury.
Yellen, 74, is an economist who previously served as chairman of the Federal Reserve and also as chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers during the term of former President Bill Clinton.
She is considered the person who helped the United States achieve economic recovery after the 2007 financial crisis and subsequent economic recession.
As chairman of the Federal Reserve, Yellen focused more attention on the impact of the agency’s policies on workers and the costs of growing inequality in the United States.
After Trump took office, he broke Washington tradition and did not decide to allow Yellen to remain chairman of the Federal Reserve. Since the Clinton period in the 1990s, in order to depoliticize the central bank of the United States, successive presidents of the United States have chosen to keep the Fed chairman appointed by their predecessor.
After leaving the Federal Reserve in 2018, Yellen spoke out on climate change, noting that Washington needs to do more to protect the US economy from the impact of the epidemic.
Yellen tweeted after Monday’s announcement: “We as a country now face great challenges. To recover, we must reshape the American dream. In that society, everyone can realize their potential and let children have bigger dreams.”
“As finance minister, I will work every day to rebuild that dream.”
The president of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, praised Biden’s decision to nominate Yellen as finance minister. She said on Twitter: “Her wisdom, tenacity and calm approach made Janet become a Pathfinder for women around the world.”
Senate Finance Committee Chairman and Republican Chuck Grassley (Chuck Grassley) said he believes Yellen will be “evaluated positively” at the Senate confirmation hearing.
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Nila Tanden’s comments on social media caused controversy.
Who are the candidates nominated for other positions?
Officials on Biden’s transition team said the White House high-level brokerage team will include “multiple historic pioneers.”
On the list of candidates, Obama administration official Wally Adeyemo served as undersecretary of the Treasury and economist Cecilia Rouse served as chair of the Economic Advisory Committee. Biden’s team stated that if the nomination is approved, they will both become the first African Americans in their respective positions.
Biden will appoint Neera Tanden as director of the Office of Management and Budget. He helped the Obama administration create Obamacare. If the nomination is approved, she will become the first woman of color and the agency’s first director in South America from Asia.
But on the list of nominations, Tanden is expected to meet the most resistance in the Senate.
Some of his tweets posted many years ago were found by critics. In those tweets, she appeared to agree with the 2016 conspiracy theory that Russian hackers altered the voting results to help Trump win the election. This conspiracy theory has now been proven. It is imaginary.
Biden’s team also promoted their all-female communications team on Monday. In response, the Trump administration later noted that Trump’s communications team has been led by women since 2017, even though some of the lower-level aides are men.
Nila Tanden’s nomination sparks controversy
Anthony Zurcher, BBC North America Correspondent
Joe Biden may have his first nominee battle.
The president-elect chose Nila Tanden, who has worked for the Democratic Party for many years, to serve as director of the White House Office of Management and Budget. This nomination must be approved in the Senate and has drawn fierce opposition from both parties.
Grassroots liberals don’t like Tanden. Because he has publicly criticized the progressive movement of the Democratic Party and its iconic figure, Bernie Sanders, who participated in the presidential election contest.
Conservatives don’t like him either, because he has repeatedly lashed out at their leaders.
Tanden’s own political views are well documented as well, with some of his most explosive comments posted on social media.
Of course, after Trump has been president for four years, it seems strange that we still have controversial tweets as a cause for concern. And after the Senate approved the famous Twitter provocateur Richard Grenell (Richard Grenell) as the US ambassador to Germany in 2018, defamatory posts on social media do not appear to have a decisive impact on the candidacy. .
But Glennell had the support of a majority of Republicans in the Senate. Although Georgia’s senator seat is still pending, Biden may face a Senate with an opposition majority, and the left is not yet willing to help him.
Biden has repeatedly stated that he has the ability to cooperate with the Senate to get things done. If you want Tanden to join your team, this will be an early test of his skills.
The latest events after the elections
Arizona and Wisconsin have officially confirmed Biden’s victory.
Trump is expected to initiate legal proceedings in the two states over the results of the vote.
At the request of Trump’s team, Georgia, which has confirmed Biden’s victory, will complete the second recount by Wednesday.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger (Brad Raffensberger) said Monday that those trying to reverse the election results in the state are “rogue actors” and are spreading “a lot of fake news.”
He also said: “There are some people who are taking advantage of the feelings of many Trump supporters. They make absurd claims that are half true and half false, and to be honest, they are clearly misleading the president himself.”
The Trump campaign is still preparing to initiate legal proceedings in Michigan and Nevada over the outcome of Biden’s election.
Other legal actions brought by Trump’s team in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona and Michigan have been dismissed.
