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“NOMINATION OF CECILIA ELENA ROUSE” mentioning Gary C. Peters was published in the Senate section on page S986 on March 1.
Of the 100 senators in 117th Congress, 24 percent were women, and 76 percent were men, according to the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Senators' salaries are historically higher than the median US income.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
NOMINATION OF CECILIA ELENA ROUSE
Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. President I strongly support the nomination of Cecilia Rouse to chair the Council of Economic Advisors. Dr. Rouse's career has focused on strengthening labor markets for American workers, improving our education system, and addressing the structural inequities that stand in the way of making the economy work for all Americans. She brings exactly the right experience and expertise that we need to help our Nation weather the economic storm caused by the pandemic and build back better.
Dr. Rouse was one of the clearest voices on the problem of long-term unemployment following the last recession. The discussions that my colleagues and I have already had with Dr. Rouse make clear that she remains focused on helping workers who lost their jobs get back to work as the economy recovers it and, going forward, on preventing the problem of chronic long-term unemployment that we saw even before the pandemic.
If confirmed, Dr. Rouse would be the first African-American and the fourth woman to lead the Council of Economic Advisors in its 74 year history. She has been a strong leader in academia and government, and I urge my colleagues to support her confirmation.
Vote on the Rouse Nomination
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Peters.) All postcloture time has expired.
The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Rouse nomination?
Ms. CANTWELL. I ask for the yeas and nays.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
There appears to be a sufficient second.
The clerk will call the roll.
The legislative clerk called the roll.
Mr. THUNE. The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn).
The result was announced--yeas 95, nays 4, as follows:
YEAS--95
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NAYS--4
CottonPaulScott (FL)Tuberville
NOT VOTING--1
Blackburn
The nomination was confirmed.
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Hickenlooper). The majority leader.
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, and the President be immediately notified of Senate's action.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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