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Senate confirms Brainard as Fed vice chair but COVID-19 trips Democrats on Cook vote
The 47-51 vote is the latest obstacle for Cook, who would be the first Black woman to join the Fed board.
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The 47-51 vote is the latest obstacle for Cook, who would be the first Black woman to join the Fed board.
She was confirmed 61-36 by the full Senate, with 14 Republicans joining all 47 Democratic caucus members voting “aye.”
Since the end of June, Biden has seen his approval rating for handling COVID-19 sharply decline from 62 percent to 47 percent in the Washington Post-ABC News poll.
While Yellen could be confirmed shortly after her hearing, according to Wyden, Mnuchin was confirmed on a party-line 53-47 vote 25 days after his confirmation hearing in 2017.