Shelton Running Out of Time to Get Confirmed to Fed Seat
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Judy Shelton is running out of time to win confirmation to the Federal Reserve Board, as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell faces voting obstacles thrown up by the pandemic and the political calendar.
McConnell failed in a procedural vote Tuesday to advance President Donald Trump’s controversial nominee, after two GOP senators were forced into quarantine by Covid-19 exposure. That left the leader short of a majority, thanks to unified Democratic opposition and dissent from two Republicans and the absence of a third who declined to back Shelton.