Here's how area members of Congress voted

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Here's a look at how area members of Congress voted Sept. 1 through Sept. 7. There were no key votes in the House.

Senate

Senate Vote 1:FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Philip Jefferson to be vice chairman of the Federal Reserve System's board of governors. Jefferson became a board member last year; previously, he had been an economics professor at two private colleges and a Federal Reserve economist. A supporter, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, said Jefferson "brings to the Fed outstanding academic credentials and years of strong leadership experience. He is a renowned scholar, and he is a leading expert in monetary policy and the economics of poverty." The vote, on Sept. 6, was 88 yeas to 10 nays.YEAS: Sherrod Brown D-OH, J.D. Vance R-OH

Senate Vote 2:LABOR RELATIONS: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Gwynne Wilcox to be on the National Labor Relations Board for a five-year term ending in late August of 2028. Wilcox has been on the Board since August 2021; she had been a labor lawyer in New York City and previously was an attorney for the board. An opponent, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., called Wilcox a committed partisan who would "run roughshod over American employers, stack the deck for Democrats' Big Labor allies, and keep corrupt and failing unions on life support with a tangled mess of regulations." The vote, on Sept. 6, was 51 yeas to 48 nays.YEAS: Brown D-OHNAYS: Vance R-OH

Senate Vote 3:SECOND FEDERAL RESERVE MEMBER: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Lisa DeNell Cook to be a member of the Federal Reserve System's board of governors for a 14-year term ending in 2038. Cook had joined the board of governors last year, after having been an economics professor at Michigan State University and a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers during the Obama administration. A supporter, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, said her "expertise in international economics has immense value as we continue in our economic recovery amidst global inflation." The vote, on Sept. 6, was 51 yeas to 47 nays.YEAS: Brown D-OHNAYS: Vance R-OH

Senate Vote 4:THIRD FEDERAL RESERVE MEMBER: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Adriana Kugler to be a member of the Federal Reserve System's board of governors for a term ending in 2026. Kugler is currently the World Bank's executive director for the U.S., with prior stints as a Labor Department economist and professor at Georgetown University. A supporter, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, said Kugler "is unquestionably qualified. She possesses bipartisan support from top economists and civil rights organizations." The vote, on Sept. 7, was 53 yeas to 45 nays.YEAS: Brown D-OHNAYS: Vance R-OH

Senate Vote 5:REGULATING COMMUNICATIONS: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Anna Gomez to be a member of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Gomez is a former lawyer and official at the FCC and has been a senior official at Sprint Nextel and, more recently, a telecommunications attorney at a private law firm. A supporter, Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., said: "Protecting the public interest and advancing universal service for broadband and broadcast services is a passion for Ms. Gomez." The vote, on Sept. 7, was 55 yeas to 43 nays.YEAS: Brown D-OHNAYS: Vance R-OH

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