nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3 89S7|||Janet Yellen Confirmed By Senate, Making History As First Female Treasury Secretary||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Janet Yellen was confirmed by the Senate to serve as Treasury Secretary. She'll be the first woman to hold that post and will lead the Biden Administration's efforts to address the pandemic recession.

Janet Yellen speaks during an event introducing then President-elect Joe Biden's economic team in Wilmington, Del., on Dec. 1, 2020. Yellen was confirmed by the Senate as Treasury Secretary on Monday, becoming the first woman to head the agency.



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Janet Yellen Confirmed By Senate, Making History As First Female Treasury Secretary

Janet Yellen was confirmed by the Senate to serve as Treasury Secretary. She'll be the first woman to hold that post and will lead the Biden Administration's efforts to address the pandemic recession.