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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 [...]
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 [...]
Campaign for Liberty Urges “YES” Vote on Audit the Fed
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- Today, Campaign for Liberty called on the U.S. Senate to pass Audit the Fed, Senator Rand Paul’s Federal Reserve Transparency Act, S. 2232. Campaign for Liberty has called on the Senate to take up Audit the Fed [...]
RON PAUL: Do We Need the Fed?
Stocks rose Wednesday following the Federal Reserve’s announcement of the first interest rate increase since 2006. However, stocks fell just two days later. One reason the positive reaction to the Fed’s announcement did not last long is [...]
Ron Paul: There’s already a recession for half our population
Watch C4L Chairman Ron Paul react to the Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates for the first time in nine years: Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com
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 [...]
RON PAUL: The Federal Reserve Should Be Put On Notice
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- Today, 53 Senators stood with the American people and against the big banks and Wall Street by voting in favor of Audit the Fed, S. 2232. Senator Rand Paul introduced the legislation in November 2015 using Rule XIV, [...]
Why Hasn't Bernie Sanders Cosponsored Audit the Fed?
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has been making headlines recently for his criticism of Wall Street and the Federal Reserve. From The New York Times: We also need transparency. Too much of the Fed’s business is conducted in secret, [...]
Senate Vote on Audit the Fed Scheduled for January 12th
The Senate will vote on Ron Paul's Audit the Fed bill (S.2232) on January 12th. As reported by the Wall Street Journal: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) scheduled a vote for next month on legislation known as “Audit the Fed,” [...]
The Federal Reserve's history of opposing transparency
Roger Auerbach, University of Texas Professor of Public Affairs and expert on aspects of the Federal Reserve's past that the Fed would prefer to keep hidden, has published a must-read article in the Huffington Post exploring the Federal [...]