Report: Rand Paul May Place Hold On Yellen Nomination

FILE - In this Monday, June 3, 2013, file photo, Janet Yellen, vice chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, answers a question from a participant at the International Monetary Conference in Sha... FILE - In this Monday, June 3, 2013, file photo, Janet Yellen, vice chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, answers a question from a participant at the International Monetary Conference in Shanghai, China. More than 350 economists have a signed a letter to President Barack Obama calling on him to nominate Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen to be the central bank's next chairman. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File ) MORE LESS
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A source close to Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said the senator may put a hold on Janet Yellen’s nomination to chair the Federal Reserve, CNBC reported Friday.

Paul wants his Fed transparency bill, which would mandate a complete audit of the Federal Reserve, to come to a vote and has informed Senate leadership of his intentions to formally put the hold in place next week, the source told CNBC. 

A request for comment was not immediately returned by Paul’s office.

This post has been updated.

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