Lawmakers will vote later today on two other, more divisive nominees to the institution.
on Wednesday said he is still weighing whether to support Federal Reserve nominees Lisa Cook and Adriana Kugler, raising the stakes for what was already set to be a nail-biting vote.
Even with Manchin’s support, Senate Democrats need at least one Republican to help advance Cook and Kugler’s nominations Wednesday because of two absences — Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Cory Booker of New Jersey. Sen. Mike Rounds , who supported Cook and Kugler in committee, said Wednesday he would vote for them on the floor.
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