By Richard Cowan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A proposed Senate rules change that could be debated as soon as early next week would place President Donald Trump’s Federal Reserve Board nominations on a fast-track, if it is approved by the Republican-controlled chamber, a Senate Republican aide said on Friday.

The Republican president has nominated Stephen Miran to fill a Fed Board vacancy. If the change in Senate rules on the handling of presidential nominations is promptly approved, Miran potentially could be put in place on the central bank before the September 16-17 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee interest-rate setting panel.

Under the rule change, all executive branch nominations, other than Cabinet-level positions and federal judges, could move through the chamber more quickl

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