Shalanda Young becomes first Black woman to lead White House budget office following Senate confirmation
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By Kate Sullivan and Ali Zaslav, CNN Shalanda Young on Tuesday became the first Black woman to lead the White House budget office after the Senate confirmed her to the Cabinet-level position with bipartisan support. The vote was 61-36.
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By Kate Sullivan and Ali Zaslav, CNN Shalanda Young on Tuesday became the first Black woman to lead the White House budget office after the Senate confirmed her to the Cabinet-level position with bipartisan support. The vote was 61-36.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate made history Tuesday when it confirmed Louisiana’s Shalanda Young as White House budget director. Young, former staff director for the House Appropriations Committee, will become the first Black woman to head up the Cabinet-level agency that releases the president’s budg…
The U.S. Senate confirmed Shalanda Young as the White House Office of Management Budget director, making her the first Black woman to hold the position