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In this Dec. 13, 2017, file photo, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington. Yellen on Monday, April 5, 2021, urged the adoption of a minimum global corporate income tax, an effort to offset any disadvantages that might arise from the Biden administration’s proposed increase in the U.S. corporate tax rate. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Yellen calls for minimum global corporate income tax

By Christopher Rugaber - Associated Press

7 governors call on Biden to lift $10K cap on tax deductions

By SUSAN HAIGH - Associated Press

Yellen says regulatory panel to look at 2020 market turmoil

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2021 file photo, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a virtual roundtable with participants from Black Chambers of Commerce across the country to discuss the American Rescue Plan in Washington. Yellen and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell say more needs to be done to limit the damage from the coronavirus pandemic and promote a full economic recovery. The two officials struck upbeat notes on the future of the economy in their prepared testimony Tuesday, March 23, before the House Financial Services Committee while cautioning that the economy still needs help. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Yellen sees room for US to borrow, opens door to tax hike

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2021 file photo, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a virtual roundtable with participants from Black Chambers of Commerce across the country to discuss the American Rescue Plan in Washington. Yellen and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell say more needs to be done to limit the damage from the coronavirus pandemic and promote a full economic recovery. The two officials struck upbeat notes on the future of the economy in their prepared testimony Tuesday, March 23, before the House Financial Services Committee while cautioning that the economy still needs help. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Yellen, Powell say more needed to limit US economic damage

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

House Homeland Security Committee member U.S. Rep. Al Green, D-Tex., questions witnesses (unseen) on the effects of a Aug. 7, 2019 ICE raid in Mississippi which resulted in nearly 700 workers being arrested at seven chicken processing plants, during a field hearing at Tougaloo College, in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Democrats raise red flags over Joe Biden COVID-19 relief package

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 14, 2019, file photo former Fed Chair Janet Yellen speaks with Fox Business Network guest anchor Jon Hilsenrath in the Fox Washington bureau in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Janet Yellen: U.S. could see return to full employment in 2022

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

FILE - This Dec. 13, 2017, file photo shows Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaking during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday, March 5, 2021 that despite the strong job gains last month, Congress still needs to “go big” by passing President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion relief package to get millions of people back to work sooner. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Yellen plays down inflation fears, pushes for relief bill

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

In this Dec. 13, 2017 file photo, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington. Yellen, the first woman to head the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury Department, says women seeking to pursue careers in economics face a number of obstacles from the way beginning economics courses are taught to overly aggressive questioning questions in college seminars. “There is a cultural problem in the profession and we need to change the culture,” Yellen said Monday, March 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Yellen says women face many obstacles in economics careers

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 21, 2016, file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington to testify before the Senate Banking Committee. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Yellen’s encore: Lending economic heft to Biden’s virus plan

By JOSH BOAK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2019, file photo former Fed Chair Janet Yellen speaks with FOX Business Network guest anchor Jon Hilsenrath in the Fox Washington bureau in Washington. Treasury Secretary Yellen says recent signs of improvement in the economy are no reason to scale back the administration’s $1.9 trillion relief plan. She said in an interview Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, that the economy remains in a “deep hole” with many people still hurting. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Yellen warns against paring Biden’s $1.9T relief package

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a virtual roundtable with participants from Black Chambers of Commerce across the country to discuss the American Rescue Plan, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, from the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Yellen: Biden’s plan could restore full employment by 2022

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER and ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

Vice President Kamala Harris, right, and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, arrive to attend a virtual roundtable with participants from Black Chambers of Commerce across the country to discuss the American Rescue Plan, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, at the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Administration pledges more support for minority businesses

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen listens during a meeting with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Yellen warns of ‘tough months’ ahead, urges congress to act

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

President Joe Biden meets Republican lawmakers to discuss a coronavirus relief package, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, in Washington. From left, Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, Vice President Kamala Harris, Biden, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden, Yellen say GOP virus aid too small, Democrats push on

By LISA MASCARO and JOSH BOAK - Associated Press

Vice President Kamala Harris participates in a swearing-in ceremony with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Yellen's husband George Akerlof, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, at the White House in Washington. The Treasury building stands behind. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Yellen says Treasury focus to help nation reeling from virus

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

President-elect Joe Biden, right, listens as Janet Yellen, who Biden nominated to serve as Secretary of the Treasury, speaks at The Queen theater, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Janet Yellen wins Senate approval as treasury secretary

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER and BRIAN SLODYSKO - Associated Press

In this Aug. 14, 2019, file photo former Fed Chair Janet Yellen speaks with FOX Business Network guest anchor Jon Hilsenrath in the Fox Washington bureau in Washington. The Senate Finance Committee has approved President Joe Biden’s nomination of Janet Yellen to be the nation’s 78th Treasury secretary (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Janet Yellen confirmed by Senate as treasury secretary

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

President-elect Joe Biden, right, listens as Janet Yellen, who Biden nominated to serve as Secretary of the Treasury, speaks at The Queen theater, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Yellen’s nomination as treasury secretary advances in Senate

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

Treasury Secretary-nominee Janet Yellen sits in a chair before the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Yellen taps Obama administration vets for key Treasury roles

By MARTIN CRUTINGER - Associated Press