Rand Paul gets Senate vote on auditing the Fed

CNN: Washington (CNN)Sen. Rand Paul's struggling presidential campaign is getting a boost from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who scheduled a vote for Tuesday on a top priority of Paul's: a bill to audit the Federal Reserve.

The Senate will vote on whether to take up the legislation, which is popular with many conservative voters. It's expected to fall short of the 60 votes needed to begin debate but nevertheless could draw attention to the Kentucky libertarian ahead of Thursday's Republican presidential debate.

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