U.S. Senate sets Monday vote on Janet Yellen to head Fed

[SecularMotion]

Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - The U.S. Senate has set a Monday vote on President Barack Obama's choice of Janet Yellen to chair the Federal Reserve and replace Ben Bernanke, according to a Senate Democratic leadership aide.

The Senate is expected to vote at around 5:30 p.m. EST (2230 GMT) Monday on Yellen, who would become the first woman to chair the U.S. central bank.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/02/us-usa-fed-yellen-idUSBREA010WF20140102

[Tx4obama]

1. Reuters could have just looked on the Senate calendar webpage

... instead of having to track down a Senate Democratic leadership aide: http://democrats.senate.gov/2014/01/06/senate-floor-schedule-for-monday-january-6-2014/

The Senate also said on December 20th that the confirmation vote would be held on Monday 1/6/14, here: http://democrats.senate.gov/2013/12/20/roll-call-vote-on-cloture-on-yellen-nomination/

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Certain to be confirmed

but would the financial world turn upside down if it doesn't
go ahead as planned.

[davidpdx]

3. If all the hand ringing by the Republicans hadn't been done late last year

She would have been confirmed already.