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Edward Emmett Kaufman (born March 15, 1939) is an American politician and former businessman who served as a United States senator from Delaware[1] from 2009 to 2010. He chaired the Congressional Oversight Panel for the Oversight of the Troubled Asset Relief Program; he was the second and final person to hold the position, succeeding then-law-school-professor Elizabeth Warren. Kaufman is a Democrat.
.."Kaufman was appointed to the Senate to fill the term of longtime Senator Joe Biden, who was elected vice president in 2008. Prior to becoming a U.S. Senator, Kaufman had served as an advisor to Biden for much of his political career.[2]
In 1972 he joined Joe Biden's U.S. Senate campaign which was considered to be a long-shot on a volunteer basis. After Biden's surprise victory in 1972, he took a one-year leave of absence from DuPont to organize and head Senator Biden's Delaware Office.[7] In 1976 he became Biden's Chief of Staff/Administrative Assistant and served until 1995, also working on Biden's subsequent Senate campaigns.[8] Most recently, Kaufman was chosen to head Biden's transition team, should he win the 2020 presidential election.[9]
Prior to serving as a U.S. senator, Kaufman was a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) – the independent, autonomous, federal entity responsible for all U.S. government and government sponsored non-military international broadcasting.[10] He was appointed to the BBG by Presidents Clinton and Bush and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate for four terms..."[11]
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.."Kaufman was appointed to the Senate to fill the term of longtime Senator Joe Biden, who was elected vice president in 2008. Prior to becoming a U.S. Senator, Kaufman had served as an advisor to Biden for much of his political career.[2]
In 1972 he joined Joe Biden's U.S. Senate campaign which was considered to be a long-shot on a volunteer basis. After Biden's surprise victory in 1972, he took a one-year leave of absence from DuPont to organize and head Senator Biden's Delaware Office.[7] In 1976 he became Biden's Chief of Staff/Administrative Assistant and served until 1995, also working on Biden's subsequent Senate campaigns.[8] Most recently, Kaufman was chosen to head Biden's transition team, should he win the 2020 presidential election.[9]
Prior to serving as a U.S. senator, Kaufman was a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) – the independent, autonomous, federal entity responsible for all U.S. government and government sponsored non-military international broadcasting.[10] He was appointed to the BBG by Presidents Clinton and Bush and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate for four terms..."[11]
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Hogan writes to Biden-Harris Transition Team, laying out state priorities
Nov. 30 - ...Hogan opened his letter to Kaufman by congratulating Biden and Vice president-elect Kamala D. Harris “and your entire team” ― a gesture that is likely to enrage many fellow Republicans, who have been slow to acknowledge Biden’s victory over President Trump.
In his letter, Hogan urges the president-elect to prioritize a new stimulus relief package for states and small businesses struggling during the COVID-19 crisis.
“States are already fighting an uphill battle to rebuild our economies and maintain essential services in education, health care, emergency operations, and public safety,” Hogan wrote.
The governor has publicly expressed the hope that a COVID-19 relief package can be worked out during the lame duck session of Congress, which is now under way, and has met with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle about the need for relief, including the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus. But hopes are fading for deal before the new president and next Congress take office ― even as negotiations continue to avoid a federal government shutdown"... more info.
Nov. 30 - ...Hogan opened his letter to Kaufman by congratulating Biden and Vice president-elect Kamala D. Harris “and your entire team” ― a gesture that is likely to enrage many fellow Republicans, who have been slow to acknowledge Biden’s victory over President Trump.
In his letter, Hogan urges the president-elect to prioritize a new stimulus relief package for states and small businesses struggling during the COVID-19 crisis.
“States are already fighting an uphill battle to rebuild our economies and maintain essential services in education, health care, emergency operations, and public safety,” Hogan wrote.
The governor has publicly expressed the hope that a COVID-19 relief package can be worked out during the lame duck session of Congress, which is now under way, and has met with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle about the need for relief, including the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus. But hopes are fading for deal before the new president and next Congress take office ― even as negotiations continue to avoid a federal government shutdown"... more info.
In this March 13, 2009 file photo, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) speaks with Sen. Ted Kaufman (D-DE) (2nd-L) as Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) (R) and Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) (2nd-R) look on at Union Station during an event.
The man who created the modern presidential transition now faces an extraordinary one
Ted Kaufman likely has more control over a future Biden administration than anyone other than the Democratic presidential nominee himself.
Date published on October 29, 2020
The man who literally wrote the laws on presidential transitions is now running one — and it could be the country’s most difficult handover of power since the Great Depression, with dueling health and economic crises as well as an unpredictable incumbent who may throw wrenches into the process.
Ted Kaufman, Biden’s longtime chief of staff in the Senate and head of his 2020 transition effort, likely has more control over a future Biden administration than anyone other than the Democratic presidential nominee himself. That makes him one of the most popular men in Washington now, as job seekers angle for potential posts and lobbyists try to divine his intentions.
Kaufman has his fans on the left, thanks to his tough stance on the banks during a short stint as a senator after the 2008 financial crisis. He has friends in the center, who say he and Biden share the same strand of moderate politics. Kaufman’s animating force, however, is an almost quaint belief in the American government’s institutions, friends and allies say... continue to read
The man who created the modern presidential transition now faces an extraordinary one
Ted Kaufman likely has more control over a future Biden administration than anyone other than the Democratic presidential nominee himself.
Date published on October 29, 2020
The man who literally wrote the laws on presidential transitions is now running one — and it could be the country’s most difficult handover of power since the Great Depression, with dueling health and economic crises as well as an unpredictable incumbent who may throw wrenches into the process.
Ted Kaufman, Biden’s longtime chief of staff in the Senate and head of his 2020 transition effort, likely has more control over a future Biden administration than anyone other than the Democratic presidential nominee himself. That makes him one of the most popular men in Washington now, as job seekers angle for potential posts and lobbyists try to divine his intentions.
Kaufman has his fans on the left, thanks to his tough stance on the banks during a short stint as a senator after the 2008 financial crisis. He has friends in the center, who say he and Biden share the same strand of moderate politics. Kaufman’s animating force, however, is an almost quaint belief in the American government’s institutions, friends and allies say... continue to read
PBS NewsHour Weekend Full Episode December 1, 2020
Dec. 2, 2020
Tuesday on the NewsHour, a look at what President-elect Joe Biden and his team say about their plan to revive the economy, a CDC committee recommends who should receive the earliest doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, and why the pandemic is forcing millennials to move in with their parents.
Dec. 2, 2020
Tuesday on the NewsHour, a look at what President-elect Joe Biden and his team say about their plan to revive the economy, a CDC committee recommends who should receive the earliest doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, and why the pandemic is forcing millennials to move in with their parents.
