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Janet Yellen became the first female U.
珍妮特-耶倫成為美國第一位女性。
S Treasury secretary.
S財政部長。
On Monday, the Senate overwhelmingly voted to confirm her role, 84 to 15, with all opposition coming from Republicans.
週一,參議院以84票對15票的壓倒性票數確認了她的角色,所有反對意見都來自共和黨人。
It puts her on track toe work with Congress on plans for economic relief, as well as President Joe Biden's pledges to invest $2 trillion in infrastructure, green energy projects, education and research.
這使她走上了與國會合作制定經濟救濟計劃的軌道,以及喬-拜登總統承諾在基礎設施、綠色能源項目、教育和研究方面投資2萬億美元。
Several Republicans have balked at the $1.9 trillion price tag and the prospect of increased debt after running up deficits during Trump's term.
幾位共和黨人對1.9萬億美元的價格和特朗普任期內赤字上升後債務增加的前景表示不看好。
With the 2017 tax cuts and nearly $5 trillion in relief spending, the Treasury will oversee Biden's plans to finance his initiatives by raising the corporate tax rate up to 28% and increasing taxes on those making over $400,000 a year.
2017年減稅和近5萬億美元的救濟支出,財政部將監督拜登的計劃,通過將企業稅率提高到28%,並對年收入超過40萬美元的人增稅,為其舉措提供資金。
Yellen told senators at her confirmation hearing last week that they needed to raise the minimum wage and act big on stimulus measures or risk a longer, more painful recession.
耶倫在上週的確認聽證會上告訴參議員,他們需要提高最低工資標準,並在刺激措施上採取大動作,否則將面臨更長、更痛苦的經濟衰退風險。
Yellen also said that she would conduct an immediate review of U.
耶倫還表示,她將立即對U。
S sanctions policy to ensure that they were used strategically and appropriately after they were ramped up under Trump.
S的制裁政策,以確保它們在特朗普的統治下得到了戰略性的適當使用。
The Treasury announced more members of Yellen's team on Monday, bringing back some Obama administration veterans.
財政部週一宣佈了更多的耶倫團隊成員,讓一些奧巴馬政府的老將回歸。
Yellen's confirmation is quick by recent standards, coming less than a week after Biden took office, her Republican predecessor, Steven Mnuchin, was not confirmed until three weeks after Trump's 2017 inauguration.
按照最近的標準,耶倫的確認速度很快,在拜登上任後不到一週,她的共和黨前任姆努欽(Steven Mnuchin)直到特朗普2017年就職典禮後三週才得到確認。