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President-elect Joe Biden has officially announced his nominee for Secretary of the Treasury: Janet Yellen.

This is an extraordinary selection and a clear victory for progressives. DFA was proud to support Janet Yellen when she was nominated to be the first Chairwoman to lead the Federal Reserve, and we are proud to support her as the first woman to lead the Treasury Department.

But Republican Senators are already starting to make a lot of noise about blocking President-elect Biden’s Cabinet nominees. Add your name to our petition today to tell President-elect Joe Biden to use every power at his disposal, including the Vacancy Act, to get the Cabinet he needs to deliver change. No matter what Mitch McConnell says >>

Our country is facing a devastating crisis from a raging pandemic to expiring unemployment benefits. People across the country are struggling to make ends meet, and our government needs to act.

Nominees like Janet Yellen are exactly the kind of people we need to lead us out of this crisis. Yellen has unrivaled experience that will enable her to achieve real change for struggling Americans on day one.

Biden won with a clear mandate for change. Now, we need to ensure he can build the team he needs to deliver it.

Add your name to our petition calling on President-elect Biden to use every power he has to stop Mitch McConnell from blocking key appointees like Janet Yellen >>

Thanks for raising your voice today. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won a resounding victory in this election, and they need to build a strong team that’s ready to go to work for the American people on Day 1.

Let’s make sure they do just that.

— Charles

Charles Chamberlain, Chair
Democracy for America