Name: 耶倫贏得參議院小組對財政部的全票通過 (Yellen wins unanimous Senate panel vote for Treasury)
Uploaded: 2021-01-23T19:05:35.000Z
Duration: 1 min 58 s

The Biden administration on Friday is on its way to notching another first for the country as Janet Yellen, president Joe Biden's pick to become the next Treasury secretary of the United States, is on her way to becoming the first woman to hold that position.

拜登政府上週五正在為國家爭取另一個第一，因為總統拜登挑選的下一任美國財政部長珍妮特-耶倫（Janet Yellen）正在成為第一位擔任該職位的女性。

Senate Finance Committee unanimously approved her nomination, a clear indication that she will easily win full Senate approval.

參議院財政委員會一致通過了她的提名，這清楚地表明她將很容易贏得參議院的全面準許。

Republicans on the committee voted for her despite their concerns about her support of the president's ambitious $1.9 trillion economic stimulus plan.

儘管委員會中的共和黨人對她支持總統雄心勃勃的1.9萬億美元經濟刺激計劃表示擔憂，但他們還是投票支持她。

At her confirmation hearing earlier this week, Yellen told lawmakers they needed to quote, act big or risk a longer recession and severe scarring of the labor market.

在本週早些時候的確認聽證會上，耶倫告訴議員們，他們需要引用，採取大的行動，否則將面臨更長的經濟衰退和勞動力市場嚴重傷痕的風險。

Neither the president elect nor I proposed this release relief package without an appreciation for the country's debt burden.

無論是候任總統還是我，在沒有體會到國家債務負擔的情況下，提出了這套解困方案。

But right now, with interest rates to historic lows, the smartest thing we can do is act big in the long run.

但現在，利率到了歷史低點，從長遠來看，我們最聰明的做法就是大幹一場。

I believe the benefits will far outweigh the costs, especially if we care about helping people who have been struggling for a very long time.

我相信收益會遠遠大於成本，特別是如果我們關心幫助那些長期掙扎的人。

She will also be responsible for pushing through Biden's aggressive plans for infrastructure spending and tax hikes.

她還將負責推動拜登積極的基礎設施支出和增稅計劃。

But Republicans who voted for her said they were encouraged by Yellen's commitment to quote work with us.

但投票給她的共和黨人表示，他們對耶倫承諾與我們一起報價工作感到鼓舞。

Yellen previously served as chairman of the Federal Reserve and the head of the White House Council of Economic Advisers under President Bill Clinton.

耶倫此前曾在比爾-克林頓總統時期擔任美聯儲主席和白宮經濟顧問委員會負責人。

Her expected confirmation follows the history making swearing in of Vice President Kamala Harris as the first woman, first black and first Asian American to the second highest office in the country as part of the most diverse administration in history.

在她的預期確認之前，副總統卡馬拉-哈里斯作為歷史上第一位女性、第一位黑人和第一位亞裔美國人宣誓就任美國第二最高職位，這是歷史上最多樣化的政府的一部分。

 A full confirmation vote for yelling is expected to happen swiftly. 

吼叫的全面確認投票有望迅速發生。

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