U.S. Senate panel backs Marvin Goodfriend for Fed board

Reuters

Published Feb 08, 2018 11:33AM ET

U.S. Senate panel backs Marvin Goodfriend for Fed board

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday narrowly voted to approve Marvin Goodfriend to become a Federal Reserve governor, sending his nomination to the full senate for a confirmation vote.

The Republican-controlled committee advanced his nomination 13-12 along party lines.