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Is "Audit the Fed" a Misnomer?

Webster's Dictionary defines the word "audit" as: "a methodical examination and review." When we say Congress needs to "Audit the Fed," that is exactly what we propose to do -- have the Government Accountability Office conduct "a methodical [...]

Industrial Hemp Farming Act, H.R. 525, Reintroduced!

Rep. Thomas Massie announced today that he and Jared Polis, along with 45 other bipartisan cosponsors, reintroduced a bill "to allow commercial cultivation of industrial hemp." This legislation was sponsored in the past by C4L Chairman Ron Paul, [...]

Free the Seed!

The DEA apparently ordered the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol at Louisville International Airport to hold a 250-pound shipment of hemp seeds from Italy in contravention of industrial hemp policy included in the 2013 Farm Bill. Huffington Post [...]

America is Ready to Audit the Fed

By: David Heacock A quick search this morning for articles on the Federal Reserve returned some headlines that are telling of the public’s sentiment toward the Central Bank, namely: “Federal Reserve policies hurt the poor,” “Two Awful [...]

McConnell Moves Forward with Patriot Act Reauthorization

Last night Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell read a clean version (without any sort of reforms) of the Patriot Act Extension. This means that McConnell can move to proceed to the bill without hearings or any committee process whenever he [...]

What Do the Election Results Mean for Audit the Fed?

While the results of the 2014 midterms are being analyzed from every possible angle, one question remains on the minds of C4L staff -- what does this mean for Audit the Fed? C4L Chairman Ron Paul posed the question last night on [...]

C4L Supports Industrial Hemp

Today, C4L President John Tate penned a letter to senators urging them to support Senator Ron Wyden's industrial hemp amendment to the farm bill. The text of Senator Wyden's amendment is identical to S. 359, the Industrial Hemp Farming Act. Read [...]

Audit the Fed Gains Steam!

Thanks to an impressive level of grassroots advocacy from C4L members nationwide, Ron Paul's Audit the Fed continues to pick up cosponsors in both the House and Senate. The House bill, H.R. 24, currently has 117 cosponsors, while the Senate [...]