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Boston mayor, RI governor among Biden adds to economic team By Associated Press | January 8, 2021 at 4:23 AM EST - Updated January 8 at 3:18 PM
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) President-elect Joe Biden on Friday introduced the governor of Rhode Island, the mayor of Boston and a small-business advocate from California as the newest members of his economic team.
The formal announcement came a day after his transition team announced Gov. Gina Raimondo as his choice to become commerce secretary, Mayor Marty Walsh as his candidate for labor secretary and Isabel Guzman as his pick to lead the Small Business Administration.
One of Biden’s top challenges after he takes office Jan. 20 will be to nurse an economy reeling from the coronavirus pandemic back to health. He said the newest members of his economic team will help achieve that “by building an economy where every American is in on the deal.”
The Biden administration’s stance on international trade will likely mark a significant shift away from President Donald Trump’s heavy-on-tariffs approach. Trump slapped tariffs on Chinese steel and other goods to punish Beijing for what the administration said were unfair currency practices and potential national security threats. Those moves were largely opposed by U.S. allies, including Canada.
Biden opposes Chinese tariffs and has promised to improve U.S. relationships with countries around the hemisphere and globe. But he hasn’t indicated that undoing the tariffs will be a top priority. Instead Biden has promised to oversee an aggressive “Buy American” campaign that would use federal funds to purchase $400 billion of U.S.-made goods and spend another $300 billion on new research and development from domestic technology firms.
The president-elect on Friday plans to formally introduce more picks for key posts in his administration, including labor secretary, commerce secretary and head of the Small Business Administration.
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President-elect Joe Biden introduced an additional four members of his economic team Friday, as the government announced the economy lost 140,000 jobs in December, by saying the need for relief is urgent and job creation is crucial.
Biden chose Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to serve as his secretary of the Commerce Department and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to become secretary of the Labor Department. Biden also picked Isabel Guzman to head the Small Business Administration and Don Graves as deputy secretary of Commerce.