Janet Yellen, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to be treasury secretary, speaks as Biden announces nominees and appointees to serve on his economic policy team at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 1, 2020.Leah Millis | ReutersJanet Yellen’s history-making move to head the Treasury Department took a key step forward Friday morning after she easily cleared an important Senate vote.Along with the raft of experience she brings with her, the appointment would make Yellen the first woman ever to hold the position. She previously was the first female to lead the Federal Reserve.The Senate Finance Committee …
