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February 28, 2017

Senate Confirms Billionaire Wilbur Ross as Commerce Secretary
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The Senate has confirmed billionaire Wilbur Ross as commerce secretary
in a 72-27 vote Monday. Ross is worth an estimated $2.9 billion. He is
one of the richest people ever to hold public office. This is
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, speaking out against Ross's
confirmation on Monday.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren: "Mr. Ross is a Wall Street billionaire with a
long history of profiting from the suffering of others. He also has
shady ties to Vladimir Putin's Russia. ... This is not normal, and it is
shameful if we ignore all of it as we evaluate the president's nominees
to critical foreign policy and national security jobs."



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