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Senate confirms Rouse as top economic adviser to Biden
1 month ago | By Politico
The Senate confirmed Cecilia Rouse on Tuesday to become chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, making her the first Black person to serve in that role in the body's 74-year history.
Rouse will serve as a top economic adviser to President Joe Biden as the administration races to limit the fallout from the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. A labor economist by training, Rouse will be playing a key role as the country reels from an unemployment crisis that has left more than 10 million Americans out of work.
The Senate voted 95-4 in favor of her...
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Senate confirms Cecilia Rouse as the first Black chair of White House economic council
1 month ago | By NY Times
Ms. Rouse's academic research has focused on education, discrimination and the forces that hold some people back in the American economy.
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