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Yellen cleared for Senate confirmation vote to be treasury secretary

January 22, 2021

The Senate Finance Committee voted unanimously on Friday morning to move Janet Yellen’s confirmation as treasury secretary out of committee, clearing the way for a vote in the full Senate.

“If confirmed, Dr. Yellen will be the first woman to serve as Treasury Secretary in the nation’s history, which is a welcome development,” Chairman Chuck Grassley said. “And, if confirmed, I look forward to begin working together with her for all Americans.”

Grassley noted that he and his Republican colleagues acted “expeditiously” to move forward with the former Federal Reserve chairwoman’s confirmation “in the interest of bipartisanship” and to support the administration’s coronavirus response, even though they oppose parts of her agenda.

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