Minnesota Sens. Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar generally agree on the issues, but not on the vote to confirm Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday. Klobuchar supported his confirmation while Franken was opposed, along with 30 other liberals and conservatives.
Party lines on the vote were extremely blurred (roll call here). The “nay” votes ran from the staunchly liberal Sen. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin to the extremely conservative Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina.
Franken said in a statement on Thursday that he voted no because he didn’t trust Bernanke to protect consumers.
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Franken told the Minnesota Independent last week that he was undecided on the issue and that consumer protection was the key to getting his vote.
