Close allies of Warren & Sanders told Biden's team that Janet Yellen would be an acceptable choice -- if not their top pick.
Left had generally most wanted Sarah Bloom-Raskin once Warren was clearly off table for treasury, which happened early
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1 senior Hill aide on the left tells me: "We’ve won in a very historic way on Yellen ... This is the first time that you have a professional academic economist appointed for Treasury. Under Bush, Obama, Trump, Treasury was always the domain of Wall Street"
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It's progress. Not everything we wanted, but it's progress.
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