米上院は水曜日、ジェローム・パウエル氏の後任として、ケビン・ウォーシュ氏を連邦準備制度理事会（FRB）議長に承認した。同氏は火曜日に、FRB理事としての役割についても個別に承認を受けていた。
議員らはウォーシュ氏の議長としての4年間の任期と、理事としての14年間の任期を承認した。承認は主に党派に沿った投票結果となった。ウォーシュ氏はドナルド・トランプ大統領が指名した人物である。
米上院、ケビン・ウォーシュ氏を連邦準備制度理事会議長に承認
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