U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken will not fly to Minnesota with President Obama this morning because of a Senate vote to confirm Stuart Jones as the new U.S. Ambassador to Iraq.
The Senate vote is scheduled for 1:45 p.m. EST. Air Force One will depart Andrews Air Force shortly after 11 a.m.
"[Klobuchar] will return to Minnesota later this afternoon and looks forward to events with the President over the next two days," said Brigit Helgen, the senator's spokeswoman.
Franken spokesman Ed Shelleby said: "Because of today's Senate vote to confirm the Ambassador to Iraq, Sen. Franken needs to be in Washington and will not be able to travel with the President to Minnesota, but he looks forward to spending time with the President in Minnesota tomorrow."
