White House moving quickly on Fed vacancies

White House Spokesman Scott McClellan has said that the administration is moving "as quickly as we can" to fill the two current vacancies on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

Asked about the two vacancies on the Federal Reserve Board, which usually has seven governors, McClellan said in a briefing, "we are moving forward as quickly as we can," according to a transcript of the briefing. There are currently only five sitting Fed governors, including Greenspan.

"We want to make sure you have -

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