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Lisa Cook became the first Black woman on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in 2022. How was her Senate confirmation decided?

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President Biden nominated Cook on January 14, 2022, and the Senate confirmed her on May 10, 2022, with a 50-50 tie-breaking vote by Vice President Kamala Harris. No Senate Republican voted for her. Be...

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