WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate confirmed Dr. Cecilia Rouse as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers (C.E.A.) by a 95 to 4 vote—making her the first Black leader in its 75-year history.
Center for Responsible Lending Executive Vice President Nikitra Bailey released the following statement today on her confirmation:
Dr. Cecilia Rouse has long focused on discrimination and the harmful influences that have kept people of color from building wealth in America. Her historic appointment and her attention to solutions-oriented policies that help historically disadvantaged groups—including people of color, women, and Black and Brown families—come at a time when we are being hit hardest by a health and economic crisis. We look forward to Dr. Rouse’s leadership, and we are committed to working with her to advance equity, civil rights, racial justice, and equal opportunity.
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