Senate committee unanimously approves Yellen nomination for U.S. Treasury secretary

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Finance Committee voted unanimously to approve Janet Yellen as the first woman Treasury secretary on Friday, sending her nomination to the full Senate for a floor vote, and indicating that she will easily win approval.

Yellen, who served as Federal Reserve chair from 2014 to 2018, was approved on a 26-0 vote in the committee evenly split between Democrats and Republicans.

(Reporting by David Lawder and Heather Timmons; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)