Raimondo says yes to Biden Cabinet position
Congratulations pour in as governor changes her personal Twitter profile to include âNominee for Commerce Secretaryâ
By Edward Fitzpatrick Globe Staff,Updated January 7, 2021, 9:29 p.m.
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PROVIDENCE â Governor Gina M. Raimondo on Thursday night made it official, acknowledging that she said âyesâ when President-elect Joe Biden asked her to be his Secretary of Commerce.
âRhode Island may be small, but our economy is mighty on the strength of our small businesses and innovative technologies,â Raimondo tweeted. âAs Secretary of Commerce, I will harness that same American ingenuity to create good-paying union jobs and build our economy back better than ever before.â