Senate Panel Backs Miran Fed Pick as GOP Moves for Fast Approval
Stephen Miran during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in Washington on Sept. 4.
Photographer: Daniel Heuer/BloombergThe Senate Banking Committee voted along party lines to back the nomination of Donald Trump adviser Stephen Miran to a short-term post as a Federal Reserve governor, as Republicans moves swiftly to seat him before next week’s rate-setting meeting.
The 13-11 vote on Wednesday puts Miran on track for a likely confirmation vote in the full Senate Monday, according to a person familiar with the planning.