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Fed Governor Philip Jefferson testifies before a Senate Banking Committee hearing on his nomination to be the Federal Reserve's next vice chair, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 21, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 6 (Reuters) - A broad bipartisan majority of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Federal Reserve Governor Philip Jefferson as vice chair of the U.S. central bank. Senators are expected later on Wednesday to also take up the nominations of Fed Governor Lisa Cook to a new 14-year term, and of World Bank economist Adriana Kugler to fill the last open seat at the seven-member Fed Board. Jefferson and Cook joined the Fed in May 2022 and have voted for all of the Fed's rate hikes since then. Reporting by Ann Saphir; Editing by Chizu NomiyamaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Philip Jefferson, Jonathan Ernst, Lisa Cook, Adriana Kugler, Cook, Ann Saphir, Chizu Organizations: Federal, Capitol, REUTERS, U.S . Senate, World Bank, Fed, Jefferson, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, U.S
Federal Reserve Governor and Vice Chair-designate Philip Jefferson poses for a photograph on the sidelines of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank's annual Economic Policy Symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, U.S., August 25, 2023. REUTERS/Ann Saphir Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to clear the way for the confirmation this week of Federal Reserve Governor Philip Jefferson to be vice chair of the U.S. central bank. President Joe Biden has also nominated Fed Governor Lisa Cook to a new 14-year term, and picked World Bank economist Adriana Kugler to fill the last open seat of the seven-member Fed Board. The Senate will vote on Cook and Kugler’s nominations in the next few days, Senator Sherrod Brown said before Jefferson vote. Jefferson and Cook have both voted for every rate hike since they joined the Fed in May 2022.
Persons: Philip Jefferson, Ann Saphir, Jerome Powell, Joe Biden, Lisa Cook, Adriana Kugler, Cook, Sherrod Brown, Jefferson, Chuck Schumer, Richard Cowan, Leslie Adler, Lincoln Organizations: Federal, Governor, Kansas City Federal, REUTERS, Rights, U.S, Senate, Federal Reserve, Jefferson, World Bank, Fed, Committee, Thomson Locations: Kansas, Jackson Hole , Wyoming, U.S
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