Ron Paul Moves Forward with ‘Audit the Fed’ Bill

Stephen Dinan
Washington Times
June 27, 2012

The House oversight committee voted Wednesday to demand a broad audit of the Federal Reserve System by congressional investigators — a major move that lawmakers said is designed to bring accountability to the murky workings of the independent central bank.

The bill was sponsored by Rep. Ron Paul, the Texas Republican who turned the push for an audit into a powerful presidential campaign slogan and whose criticism of the Fed’s monetary policy drew hundreds of thousands of voters into the political process.

It passed by voice vote, signaling the growing sense among lawmakers that the time has come for a full review.

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This article was posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at 12:08 pm

Tags: domestic news, financial, legislation

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