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Unhappy Anniversary
This month represents 45 years since President Richard Nixon closed the "gold window" thus severing the last link between the US Dollar and gold. The results have been 45 years of economic instability, declining living standards for the lower [...]
Which Democrats Haven't Cosponsored Audit the Fed?
In the 113th Congress, a majority of House Democrats, 106 to be exact, voted to pass Audit the Fed, H.R. 24. Despite this broad display of bipartisan support in the past, Democrats have been slow to cosponsor Rep. Thomas Massie's H.R. 24, the [...]
WATCH: House Oversight Committee Audit the Fed Markup
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will markup Audit the Fed, H.R. 24, TODAY! Watch the hearing below beginning at 2 pm ET:
How the Fed feeds big government and debt
Donald Trump recently caused controversy by commenting that the federal government would never have to default on the national debt because the Fed can just print more money. Of course, since an increase in the money supply devalues the money, [...]
Federal Reserve: Bizzaro Robin Hood?
Bizzaro World is a land featured in the Superman comics where everything is the opposite of our world. While Bizzaro World is a fictional creation, at times it seems that some individuals and institutions from Bizarro World have stepped off the [...]
Federal Reserve Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged
Yesterday the Federal Reserve announced that it was not going to raise the target federal funds rate. Paul-Martin Foss at the Carl Menger Center explains the Fed's decision: This was widely expected, given the dismal jobs report that was [...]
House Oversight Committee Passes Audit the Fed
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- In response to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s passing of Congressman Thomas Massie’s H.R. 24, “Ron Paul’s Audit the Fed,” Campaign for Liberty President Norm Singleton released the following [...]
Has Your Representative Cosponsored Audit the Fed?
Rep. Thomas Massie's H.R. 24, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015, currently has 201 cosponsors and momentum continues to build for the bill to hit 218 for the fourth Congress in a row. While a full list of cosponsors is available [...]
Federal Reserve Leaves Interest Rate Unchanged
Yesterday, the Federal Reserve left its target federal funds rate unchanged. Paul-Martin Foss at the Carl Menger Center for the Study of Money and Banking explains: Another rate hike is expected at the earliest at the June FOMC meeting, with the [...]
Here's How Your Senators Voted on Audit the Fed
Below and here is the Senate roll call vote on Audit the Fed: YEAs ---53 Alexander (R-TN) Ayotte (R-NH) Baldwin (D-WI) Barrasso (R-WY) Blunt (R-MO) Boozman (R-AR) Burr (R-NC) Capito (R-WV) Cassidy (R-LA) Cochran [...]