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Is the Fed Arguing in Bad Faith?
Paul-Martin Foss examines the Fed's claim that the Audit the Fed bill would allow Congress to dictate monetary policy and let Congress "look over the Fed's shoulder" in real time, to see if the Fed's claims have any credibility (SPOILER ALERT [...]
Norm Singleton Talks Audit the Fed With Rare
Listen to C4L's Vice President of Policy Norm Singleton discuss the latest on Audit the Fed with Rare host, Kurt Wallace:
Rand Paul: Audit the Fed
Audit the Fed sponsor Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has an op-ed in Breitbart about why we should pass Audit the Fed legislation. Paul writes: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and I don’t agree on much, but I thought he did a great job of describing the [...]
"Champion of the Middle Class" Senator Warren Opposes Audit the Fed
Today, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren publicly came out against Senator Rand Paul's bill to Audit the Federal Reserve. Despite previous statements attacking both Wall Street and the Federal Reserve, Senator Warren's statement appears to [...]
Bruce Fein: Liberal paternalistic opposition to Rand Paul’s audit the Fed
Friend of Campaign for Liberty, Bruce Fein wrote on op-ed in The Washington Times, challenging those who continue to fight to preserve Federal Reserve secrecy. The entire thing is worth a read, but below are some highlights: Chairman Yellen and [...]
Why does the Fed fear an Audit?
Seth Lipsky of the New York Sun wants to know: Yellen dug in her heels Tuesday, when she appeared before the committee and was asked about Sen. Rand Paul’s Federal Reserve Transparency Act. She said she wanted to be “completely clear” that [...]
The Fed's Attack Dog is At It Again
Richard Fisher, the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank president, is once again going after everyone who supports an audit of the Federal Reserve System. In particular he has been hitting at Sen. Rand Paul for having introduced Senate Bill 264, which [...]
"The Fed Lobbies Congress Using Public Funds"
Over at Washington Post's "Wonkblog," Matt O'Brien opines that "Rand Paul has a new conspiracy theory about the Fed"... So what is this alleged, "new conspiracy theory"? "The Fed, with unlimited power to print money," Paul says, "now [...]
The Fed running scared, attacks Audit The Fed And Rand Paul
As reported by The Hill, multiple Federal Reserve Presidents have started publicly attacking "Audit the Fed" which was introduced by Kentucky Senator Rand Paul last month. (But remember, the Fed must not be audited to remain "independent" from [...]
Will Audit the Fed Really "Politicize" the Fed?
Critics of Audit the Fed are out in full force in the op-ed pages, newspaper columns, and on cable news shows since Senator Paul introduced S. 264 with 30 bipartisan cosponsors. In some sense, that's actually a good thing, as their cases for [...]