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By Niels Lesniewski Posted at 4:30 p.m. on May 20, 2014

Paul appears set to take the floor to again protest drone policy. (Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Updated 7:25 p.m. | Sen. Rand Paul intends to take the Senate floor Wednesday to contest the nomination of David J. Barron to be a federal appeals court judge, though it doesnt appear the Kentucky Republican will halt Barrons confirmation.

Thats in part because the White House plans to release the legal justification for thegovernments use of unmanned drones to target U.S. citizens, according to Sen. Mark Udall.

This is a welcome development for government transparency and affirms that although the government does have the right to keep national security secrets, it does not get to have secret law, the Colorado Democrat said in a statement. I am proud the Administration appears to have heeded my call and committed to abide by a recent Second Circuit Court ruling and publicly release this memo. With this decision, I am now able to support the nomination of David Barron to the federal bench.

Its unclear exactly how long Paul plans to speak about Barron and the drone program Wednesday, but staffers around the Capitol are preparing for a late Wednesday session.

The drone issue is the same subject that prompted last years the #standwithrand filibuster of John O. Brennans nomination to be CIA director. Barron wrote memos justifying the Obama administration policy when he served asacting assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel.

I rise today to oppose the nomination of anyone who would argue that the President has the power to kill American citizens not involved in combat, Paul plans to say on Wednesday, according to an excerpt from his office. I rise today to say that there is no legal precedent for killing American citizens not directly involved in combat and that any nominee who rubber stamps and grants such power to a President is not worthy of being placed one step away from the Supreme Court.

The extended Paul floor speech wont be a filibuster, really. In fact, the Senate may well have agreed to a time limit on the debate before he speaks.

The Senate is scheduled to vote to limit debate on the Barron nomination around 2 p.m. Wednesday, with a confirmation vote set for 2 p.m. Thursday, for what could be the last vote before Memorial Day recess.

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The Chamber of Commerce took aim on Tuesday at Rand Paul, tea party darling, for blocking confirmation of Fed board nominees.

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The seven-member Federal Reserve, which includes chief Janet Yellen, is short of three board members. A fourth seat will open up on May 28th, when board member Jeremy Stein steps down.

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"The Federal Reserve needs those positions filled now with suitable individuals," wrote Chamber Deputy Chief Economist J.D. Foster in the post. "Senator Paul should make his point, and then allow the Senate to work its will."

It's just the latest sign of a louder, even more politically involved Chamber, which is expected to spend $50 million during the 2014 mid-term elections.

The group, which represents the largest U.S. businesses, is increasingly taking on tea party candidates within the Republican Party.

At the Republican primaries being held Tuesday, the Chamber has spent $4 million to defeat tea party challengers in Idaho, Georgia, Kentucky and Oregon, according to a source familiar with the spending. (Spending records won't be released until after the election).

And two weeks ago, the Chamber's President Tom Donohue suggested, jokingly, that the GOP shouldn't run a presidential candidate unless it can pass legislation to reform immigration this year. House Republicans have yet to consider a Senate immigration bill that passed last June.

It's a far cry from 2010, when the Chamber spent $33 million to usher many tea party favorites into Congress, including Sen. Paul.

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