The U.S. Senate today voted overwhelmingly 84 to 15 to confirm Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo as Secretary of Commerce in the Biden Administration.
Raimondo, a 49-year-old Democrat, is the first elected female governor of Rhode Island and was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as Commerce Secretary.
Republicans opposed to Raimondo’s nomination are concerned that she may not be tough enough to confront the Chinese government, which is trying to gain an economic and technological advantage through espionage.
In a Senate hearing, Raimondo promised that she would take “aggressive” action to address China’s unfair trade practices.
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