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Heritage Action Will Key Vote ‘No’ On Yellen Nomination

11.25.13 | 9:42 am

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

Heritage Action opposes Janet Yellen for Federal Reserve chair and will grade and tally how lawmakers vote on her nomination in the Senate, the conservative group announced in a statement Monday.

The Senate Banking Committee approved Yellen last week, and the full Senate is expected to vote on her nomination in December.

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