ព្រឹទ្ធសភាបញ្ជាក់ Lisa Cook ជាស្ត្រីស្បែកខ្មៅដំបូងគេនៅក្នុងក្រុមប្រឹក្សាភិបាល

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The Senate confirmed economist Lisa Cook to serve on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors in a party-line vote Tuesday evening, after a months-long delay driven by Republican opposition, setting up Cook to become the first Black woman to join the central bank’s board.

ការពិតសំខាន់

The Senate approved Cook in a 51-50 vote, with all Republicans voting against Cook and Vice President Kamala Harris casting a tie-breaking 51st Democratic yes vote.

តង់ហ្សង់។

Cook is joining the Federal Reserve at a difficult time: The central bank is trying to stem inflation though steep interest rate hikes, fueling widespread fears that economic growth could slow as a result.

សាវតាសំខាន់

A professor at Michigan State University who ជំនាញ in economic history and international economics, Cook has served on the regional Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s board ចាប់តាំងពីខែមករា. She’s also well-known for researching the economic impacts of ពូជសាសន៍ ការរើសអើង. The Biden Administration has សរសើរ Cook’s academic credentials and her time working for former President Barack Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers. However, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and other Republicans have បានប្រកែក Cook doesn’t have enough expertise in monetary policy and fighting inflation, a claim Democrats have pushed back against.

ហេតុការណ៍គួរឱ្យភ្ញាក់ផ្អើល

The Biden Administration has struggled to advance some of its Federal Reserve nominees in a Senate split 50-50 between Democrats and Republicans, as lawmakers scrutinize the nominees’ responses to surging inflation and their views on the scope of the Federal Reserve’s power. Lael Brainard was បានបញ្ជាក់ to serve as the central bank’s vice chair in late April, roughly five months after she was តែងតាំងដំបូង. Sarah Bloom Raskin withdrew her candidacy to serve as vice chair for supervision in March, after Republicans and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) criticized her views on the Fed’s role in combating climate change. And three of Biden’s other បេក្ខជន—including Chair Jerome Powell, whom Biden selected for a second term at the Fed’s helm—are still awaiting action in the Senate.