WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Friday unanimously approved President Joe Biden's nomination of former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen to be the next U.S. treasury secretary.
The Senate panel approved Yellen's nomination by a vote of 26-0, sending it to the full Senate for final confirmation, which could come as soon as Friday afternoon.
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