Having run the giant department for eight years under Obama and sat at the table with Biden, there’s little mystery to Vilsack’s expertise. Gina Raimondo and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, two of President-elect Joe Biden’s cabinet picks, have advocated for strict gun control measures in the past. Walensky, a widely recognized HIV/AIDS expert, got her coronavirus experience first hand as chief of infectious diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston during the first wave this spring. McDonough was credited with helping Obama try to bridge divides on Capitol Hill, including around one of his most substantial second-term legislative achievements: the Veterans Choice Act. Haaland, 60, is a member of the Laguna Pueblo and, as she likes to say, a 35th-generation resident of New Mexico. But her name was later floated for HUD as Biden’s team focused on other candidates for USDA, including Vilsack and former North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp. The pick breaks a 245-year record of non-Native officials, mostly male, serving as the very top federal official over American Indian affairs. Mr. He was recruited to seek the mayor’s office, then served two terms in the Iowa Senate before being the first Democrat to win the governorship in 30 years. That makes her the most experienced diplomat of the six people named by Biden for top national security positions on Monday. “I’ve carried that lesson with me throughout my career in Foreign Service – and, if confirmed, will do the same as Ambassador to the United Nations.”. 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As chief of staff, McDonough was also deeply involved in an overhaul of VA leadership after the scandals, which led to the ouster of the department’s secretary. “I am nominating him for Secretary of Transportation because he’s equipped to take on the challenges at the intersection of jobs, infrastructure, equity and climate.”. He was an early supporter of Biden’s first campaign for president in 1988 while Vilsack was the mayor of Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Haines' hearing is scheduled for Friday; the other four hearings are all slated for Jan. 19, the day before Biden takes office. President-elect Joe Biden has selected Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge as his housing and urban development secretary and former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to reprise that role in his administration, according to five people familiar with the decisions. These officials require Senate confirmation. Biden Reveals Cabinet Picks for National Security Posts Alejandro Mayorkas would be first Latino to head Homeland Security and Avril Haines the first … Joe Biden Cabinet picks: Running list of the president-elect’s Cabinet and top advisor nominees. “And the belief that public education is still the great equalizer. During her stint as Fed chair from 2014 to 2018, Yellen oversaw a record economic expansion that would go on to drive unemployment down to its lowest rate in 50 years and which helped produce a thriving economy that was upended by the coronavirus pandemic. Posted By: Imright, 12/21/2020 4:07:35 AM At least five of President-elect Joe Biden’s reported cabinet picks have expressed pro-gun control views in past statements, a Daily Caller News Foundation review has found. Biden also had considered Jeh Johnson, a former Pentagon general counsel and former secretary of homeland defense. Biden''s Cabinet is unlikely to be in place when he assumes the presidency on Jan. 20. They must really like us. Fudge, a former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, was just elected to a seventh term representing a majority Black district that includes parts of Cleveland and Akron. That will be one of several big ticket clean-energy efforts she and others in the administration will be pushing under Biden’s promised $2 trillion climate plan, which will face obstacles from Republicans in Congress and battles over which priorities to implement first. Four of the former vice president’s selections have called for an “assault weapons” ban, and one of whom has been appointed to a top domestic policy role. With Joe Biden the declared winner of the 2020 presidential election, speculation is buzzing about who may be asked to join his cabinet -- with scandal scarred … Biden’s pick was confirmed Thursday by a person familiar with the selection process who was not authorized the discuss the matter publicly before the official announcement and spoke on condition of anonymity. 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While Haines has received criticism from some progressives over her involvement in the drone program, her work to increase oversight of those operations, as well as her strong credentials in intelligence work, are expected to satisfy enough senators to pave the way for her to be confirmed in what has traditionally been a nonpartisan role. Looking for a trusted economist to lead the country’s economy out of a pandemic-driven downturn, Biden has settled on Janet Yellen, the former chair of the Federal Reserve. By. Vilsack was a finalist for Clinton’s running mate that year. “It means that the response plan will be grounded in health science,” said Dr. Nadine Gracia, executive vice president of the Trust for America’s Health, a nonprofit that works to promote public health. Regan became environmental chief in North Carolina in 2017. “When I was very young, the United States provided my family and me a place of refuge,” he said. At 76, Kerry has the stature to help him make deals with foreign governments on global climate efforts. Biden adopted aspects of Vilsack’s rural policy agenda as Democrats look to make up ground they’ve lost to Republicans in rural areas over the past decade. As the U.S. continues to fight through a recession brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, Biden has made picks to lead his economic, financial and trade policy — many of whom will play crucial roles in determining further coronavirus relief aid. Roy Cooper, who hired Regan for the state job, said Wednesday that Regan was “a consensus builder and a fierce protector of the environment. Biden’s team gave little immediate detail on Monday about how he envisioned Kerry shaping the new job, which many on social media and on all sides of the climate-action spectrum were quick to dub “climate czar.” But the transition team made clear that it will be a prominent role, with Kerry becoming the first member of the National Security Council to focus exclusively on climate change. Ned Lamont. President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as interior secretary, according to a person familiar with the decision, a historic pick that would make her the first Native American to lead the powerful federal agency that has wielded influence over the nation’s tribes for generations. Many of these officials for key agencies must also receive Senate confirmation. The role as interior secretary would put her in charge of an agency that not only has tremendous sway over the nearly 600 federally recognized tribes but also over much of the nation’s vast public lands, waterways, wildlife, national parks and mineral wealth. Lloyd Austin, a retired four-star general, is Joe Biden’s nominee for Defense Secretary. Share. But he’s up to a half-century or more older than the activists who pushed climate change to the forefront of national politics over the past four years. Take a look at the list below for a revealing look at the next administration. Michael Regan listens as North Carolina Gov. The Senate, which must confirm the nominees, hasn''t scheduled hearings for many of the picks. Mayor Pete Buttigieg, President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to be transportation secretary, speaks after Biden announced his nomination during a news conference at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. After two terms, Vilsack ran a 10-week campaign for the 2008 Democratic nomination before withdrawing and throwing his support to Hillary Clinton, even as Biden was among the field. Her tenure at the State Department rivals that of previous U.N. ambassadors like Richard Holbrooke, John Negroponte and Thomas Pickering, all of them white men. He said he would nominate Samantha Power to lead the U.S. Agency for International Development. Sullivan and Blinken maintain a close friendship and a shared philosophy about the United States’ role in the world that is expected to shape Biden’s approach in international affairs. While she won’t be the first African American to serve as America’s U.N. envoy — Andrew Young, who held the job during President Jimmy Carter’s administration, holds that distinction — Thomas-Greenfield’s selection is a signal to Biden supporters that his diversity message and plan to elevate career diplomats is not just lip service. Former South Bend, Ind. “She organized infection control policies within the hospital, she organized treatment studies, she was organizing testing and leading testing.”. So if I can help this president in any way possible, I am more than happy to do it,” she said Tuesday evening. The historic choice of Buttigieg, however, dealt a blow to former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, whose behind-the-scenes pursuit of the transportation post was met with vocal opposition from top progressives and African Americans within the Democratic Party over his City Hall response to the 2014 police murder of Black teenager Laquan McDonald. Vilsack entered politics in large part because of tragedy, when the mayor of Mount Pleasant was gunned down at a city council meeting in 1986. President-elect Joe Biden has assembled his inner circle of advisers and Cabinet officials ahead of Inauguration Day. “America will soon have a government that treats the climate crisis as the urgent national security threat it is,” Kerry tweeted. These officials will work on Biden's push to roll back Trump administration policies on immigration and climate as well as help with the coronavirus response. Sullivan has built a lengthy résumé including a clerkship for Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer and work as chief counsel to Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, whom he worked for as the department’s head of policy planning, has described him as a “once-in-a-generation talent.”. The Meriden, Connecticut, native took the top job overseeing the state’s K-12 schools last summer after being nominated by Gov. She is a 35-year veteran of the State Department who served as ambassador to Liberia, director general of the foreign service and top diplomat for Africa before being forced out during the early months of the Trump administration. He previously spent almost a decade at the federal EPA, including managing a national program for air-pollution issues. This page was originally published on Nov. 17 at 11:49 a.m. Biden is running behind. As Biden begins to act on some of his early promises, he has named close advisers and aides to work with him in the White House — people who will run operations and brief him on top matters of national security, the economy and other key issues. Biden's Cabinet is unlikely to be in place when he assumes the presidency on Jan. 20. Caroline Amenabar/NPR, Stephen Melkisethian/Flickr. Here’s A List Of Biden’s Pro-Gun Control Cabinet Picks. Chicago Tribune | Dec 22, 2020 at 11:13 AM . And he helped negotiate the first homeland security memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Cuba, where he was born. Mayorkas ran the citizenship agency within DHS from 2008 to 2013, developing the program to shield from deportation people who had been brought to the U.S. illegally as minors, a program Trump has sought to end. A longtime member of the House Agriculture Committee and a fierce advocate for food stamps, Fudge was originally discussed to become agriculture secretary. Connecticut State Commissioner of Education Miguel Cardona speaks with Berlin High School students while on a tour of the school. Potentially the first woman to serve as the nation’s top intelligence official, Avril Haines comes with strong ties to the intelligence community, having served in both the Obama and George W. Bush administrations. Jennifer Granholm speaks during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. He’s been part of a strong, diverse cabinet in North Carolina. Thomas-Greenfield’s background positions her well to carry out Biden’s goal of returning the United States to a role as a leading force at the world body, after four years of an administration that has had little use for multilateralism or international organizations. Regan, who is head of North Carolina’s environmental agency, was one of several contenders whose name emerged only in recent days. Tribal leaders and activists around the country, along with many Democratic figures, have urged Biden for weeks to choose Haaland. By Meagan Day Joe Biden’s choice to install two former BlackRock execs in his cabinet is a major signal of his deference to Wall Street and the superrich. The bill came about following exposes during the Obama administration into mismanagement at some VA hospitals and mounting complaints by advocacy groups. Their 34-year friendship and longtime professional connection make the choice one offering little risk. Former Michigan Gov. ... All of the Cabinet positions would require Senate affirmation, along with a few of the different Cabinet-level positions. President-elect Joe Biden is building out his Cabinet as he prepares for his time in the White House. Biden will overhaul departments to remove Trump appointees and nominate officials to carry out his policy agenda. South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn, the No. As a former federal prosecutor and a partner at the prominent law firm WilmerHale, Mayorkas is well-versed in the criminal cases involving transnational crime that are generated by the agencies under DHS purview. McDonough, the VA nominee, is an experienced manager who was chief of staff throughout Obama’s second term. “She’s a good lady,” said retired United Auto Workers local president Pat Sweeney, who remembers Granholm for helping to broker the Detroit auto bailout during the 2008-09 financial crisis. His past jobs included serving as an associate vice president for climate and energy issues at the Environmental Defense Fund advocacy group and as head of his own environmental and energy consulting firm. Share. Vilsack was selected in part because of the heightened hunger crisis facing the nation and the need to ensure someone was ready to run the department on day one, the person said. Joe Biden names picks for secretary of State, Homeland Security chief, director of national intelligence Published Mon, Nov 23 2020 12:30 PM EST Updated Mon, Nov 23 … Scaled-Down Inauguration Back to video her support for food stamps, Fudge was originally Published on Nov. at... 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