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Sameera Fazili and Aisha Shah have been named in Joe Biden team.
Fazili s parents wanted her to be a physician, but she was not quite in agreement.
Two Indian-American women, Sameera Fazili and Aisha Shah, have been named in the team of US President-elect Joe Biden so far. Kashmiri-origin Fazili s parents wanted her to be a physician, but she was not quite in agreement. Fazili s plans fructified on Friday when the Biden-Harris Transition named her as the deputy director of the National Economic Council at the White House. The council coordinates the economic policy-making process and provides advice to the US president.
Former Obama Aide and Joe Biden s Latest Recruit: Who is Kashmir-born Sameera Fazili?
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US president elect Joe Biden is constituting an economic team to help America steer out of the economic distress caused by the coronavirus pandemic. As Biden s teams continue to be diverse with people of color holding important posts, his latest addition to the National Economic Council is Kashmir-origin Sameera Fazili. She will be the deputy director of the NEC whose focus is manufacturing, innovation and domestic competition.
The Biden team made the announcement on Thursday. Fazili, mother of three, before this worked as Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta s Director of engagement for the community and economic development. She has also served as a senior policy adviser at the White House’s National Economic Council where she covered retirement, consumer finance, and community and economic development. She previously served as a senior adviser at the NEC and at the Treasury Depar
Joe Biden announces $1.9 trillion plan to stem Covid-19, steady economy
Called the American Rescue Plan, the legislative proposal would meet Biden s goal of administering 100 million vaccines by the 100th day of his administration, while advancing his objective of reopening most schools by the spring
Associated Press | January 15, 2021 | Updated 09:29 IST
US President-elect Joe Biden
President-elect Joe Biden is unveiling a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan to turn the tide on the pandemic, speeding up the vaccine roll-out and providing financial help to individuals, states and local governments and businesses struggling with the prolonged economic fallout.
Called the American Rescue Plan, the legislative proposal would meet Biden s goal of administering 100 million vaccines by the 100th day of his administration, while advancing his objective of reopening most schools by the spring. On a parallel track, it would deliver another round of aid to stabilise the economy while the
Trump s impeachment likely to begin on Biden s Inauguration Day
Trump was impeached by the House on Wednesday on a single charge of incitement to insurrection after the deadly Capitol siege last week by a pro-Trump mob
PTI | January 15, 2021 | Updated 13:29 IST
US President Donald Trump
President Donald Trump s impeachment trial could begin at 1 pm (local time) on Inauguration Day next Wednesday as President-elect Joe Biden is being sworn into office. That s according to a a timeline of Senate procedure obtained by The Associated Press.
It s the possible schedule if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sends the articles of impeachment to the Senate soon.
Terming last week’s violence at the U.S. Capitol a planned criminal act, President-elect Joe Biden has expressed hope that the Senate will be able to conduct the impeachment trial of Donald Trump whil