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(Briefing Room) — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) announced Wednesday his plans to introduce a vote of no confidence in Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.

Paul’s announcement highlights growing consensus on the Republican side of the aisle that Geithner deserves some punishment for the downgrade of the U.S. credit rating from AAA to AA+ by the firm Standard & Poor’s on Friday.

Rep. Connie Mack (R-Fla.) plans to introduce a similar vote in the House. Mack said in a press release Wednesday that his motion follows Paul’s “legislative lead.”