October 2009
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By RonPaul.com on October 31, 2009
In this Audit the Fed update, Ron Paul explains what is happening with HR 1207 in the Monetary Policy Subcommittee, describes his plan to protect HR 1207 in the full Financial Services Committee, and provides ideas on actions we can take to keep the bill from being watered down. The 13 Democrats on the House [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Ron Paul's Legislation, Ron Paul's Video Updates | Tagged Audit the Fed, House Financial Services Committee, HR 1207, Mel Watt |
By RonPaul.com on October 31, 2009
In his latest video update, Ron Paul reports on a recent House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing concerning Iran as well as a House Financial Services Committee hearing on financial regulations. He also comments on the latest GDP data. Date: 10/30/2009 Transcript Ron Paul: I’m Congressman Ron Paul and this is a weekly update for the [...]
Posted in Economy, Federal Reserve, Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Video Updates | Tagged GDP, House Financial Services Committee, House Foreign Affairs Committee, Iran |
By RonPaul.com on October 31, 2009
Ron Paul: “I probably dislike [the current system] as much as Michael Moore does. But he’s complaining about it being part of capitalism. It has nothing to do with capitalism. This is corporatism, the corporations. I agree with him.” Show: Larry King Live Channel: CNN Date: 10/29/2009 Larry King:… Ron Paul, Republican of Texas. He [...]
Posted in Economy, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Afghanistan, Capitalism, Corporatism, Larry King Live, Michael Moore |
By RonPaul.com on October 30, 2009
Earlier this week, Congressman Ron Paul sent a letter to all Members of Congress asking them to support his legislation HR 219 The Social Security Preservation Act, which simply states that all monies raised by the Social Security Trust Fund will be used only in payments to beneficiaries or invested in interest-bearing certificates of deposit. [...]
Posted in Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Legislation | Tagged HR 219, Social Security |
By RonPaul.com on October 30, 2009
by Ron Paul A growing number of Americans are becoming aware of the Federal Reserve System, what it is, how it has precipitated our financial crisis, and how it continues to pursue policies that delay economic recovery and weaken the dollar. The Fed’s actions, combined with the federal government’s bailout bills and stimulus packages, have [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Monetary Policy, Ron Paul's Writings | Tagged Audit the Fed, CNN, Competing Currencies, Dollar, Legal Tender |
By RonPaul.com on October 30, 2009
Venue: House Financial Services Committee Topic: Systemic Regulation, Prudential Matters, Resolution Authority and Securitization Date: 10/29/2009 Ron Paul: Mr. Secretary, more and more people today are looking critically at the Federal Reserve and wondering what’s going on. And, of course, the people are asking more questions and they want to know exactly what role the [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Monetary Policy, Ron Paul in Congress | Tagged House Financial Services Committee, Timothy Geithner |
By RonPaul.com on October 30, 2009
Venue: Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing Date: 10/28/2009 Ron Paul: Mr. Chairman, thank you and I oppose this legislation [HR 2194: Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act of 2009]. I do not challenge the motivation of those who support this legislation, but I think it’s deeply flawed and I think it’s going to do a lot more [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged HR 2194, Iran, Sanctions |
By RonPaul.com on October 28, 2009
Date: 10/26/2009 Transcript: Ron Paul: This weekend I was asked several times about the national emergency declared by the Obama administration regarding the H1N1 flu. In many ways I see it as a mixed bag because I think it’s interesting to note that the reason they give for doing this is to get out of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Emergency, Flu Shot, H1N1, Obama, Swine Flu |
By RonPaul.com on October 27, 2009
Check out the updated Ron Paul 2012 Overview Should Ron Paul run for President in 2012? This poll is now closed. It was open from Oct. 27 – Nov. 16, 2009 and attracted 9,312 voters. The results are displayed below. Should Ron Paul run for President in 2012? Yes. (94%, 8,727 Votes) It depends. (explain [...]
Posted in Ron Paul 2012, RonPaul.com Polls | Tagged Ron Paul 2012, RonPaul.com Polls |
By RonPaul.com on October 27, 2009
Ron Paul’s speech is now over. A video will be posted soon. On Monday November 9, Congressman Ron Paul is scheduled to deliver a lecture at the University of South Carolina. The lecture, which starts at 7 pm and takes place in the Carolina Coliseum, is entitled “The Politics of Tolerance”. Ron Paul intends to [...]
Posted in Ron Paul 2012, Ron Paul Events | Tagged Iowa, Ron Paul 2012, South Carolina |
By RonPaul.com on October 25, 2009
Audit the Fed: Anything Less Than Full Disclosure Is Unacceptable! by Ron Paul Last week a new bill was introduced in the Senate to audit the Federal Reserve. Some backers of my bill HR 1207 and the existing Senate companion bill S 604 were a little miffed at this, but depending on how you think [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Ron Paul's Writings | Tagged Audit the Fed, HR 1207 |
By RonPaul.com on October 24, 2009
Venue: Joint Economic Committee Hearing Date: 10/22/2009 Transcript Ron Paul: Thank you, Madam Chairman and welcome, Dr. Brummer. I appreciate this opportunity to attend this hearing. I’m sorry I have to leave shortly to do some votes, but I did want to make a couple of points and maybe you can follow upon this later [...]
Posted in Monetary Policy, Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged Dollar, Gold, Joint Economic Committee, Precious Metals |
By RonPaul.com on October 23, 2009
Ron Paul appeared on The Tavis Smiley Show to discuss the war in Afghanistan and ending the Federal Reserve. Show: Tavis Smiley Show Channel: PBS Date: 10/21/2009 Transcript: Tavis Smiley: Congressman Ron Paul from Texas is serving his 11th term in Congress. In 2008 he mounted a bid for the White House that galvanized an [...]
Posted in Economy, Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Afghanistan, End the Fed, PBS, Tavis Smiley |
By RonPaul.com on October 23, 2009
Show: Freedom Watch Host: Judge Andrew Napolitano Date: 10/21/2009 Transcript: Judge Andrew Napolitano: Hello and welcome to Freedom Watch, your daily dose of raw liberty streaming live on FoxNews.com. I’m your Host Judge Andrew Napolitano, here defending freedom, defending your natural rights and defending your right to have a government that stays within the confines [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Ron Paul's Interviews, Ron Paul's Legislation | Tagged Audit the Fed, Bob Corker, Freedom Watch, HR 1207, Jeff Merkley, Judge Andrew Napolitano, Lindsey Graham, S 1803 |
By RonPaul.com on October 23, 2009
Show: Jason Lewis Show Date: 10/21/2009 Transcript Jason Lewis: As we suffer through the post housing bubble bursting, I guess the bursting of the housing bubble that has given us this economic malaise, this malinvestment that’s been worked off, let it be known that this is probably the third bubble in a row created by [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Monetary Policy, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Audit the Fed, Dollar, End the Fed, Jason Lewis, Jason Lewis Show |
By RonPaul.com on October 22, 2009
Date: 10/20/2009 Show: American Morning Channel: CNN Transcript: Kiran Chetry: It’s a mix that is hard to figure out for many Americans with an unemployment rate of nearly 10% put in the Wall Street Journal, the nation’s top 23 banks and investment firms are poised to pay a record 140 billion dollars in bonuses to [...]
Posted in Economy, Federal Reserve, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged American Morning, Audit the Fed, CNN, Congress, Corruption, Kiran Chetry, Wall Street |
By RonPaul.com on October 21, 2009
Show: Saturday Night with Dimitri Host: Dimitri Vassilaros Channel: NewsRadio 1020K Date: 10/17/2009 Transcript Dimitri Vassilaros: My guest is the only politician – federal, state or local – that I have ever admired, unabashed. He is from the Pittsburgh area here. He grew up in Green Tree, went to Dormont high school, now of course, [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Audit the Fed, Constitution, Dimitri Vassilaros, Dollar, Fiat Money, Gold, HR 1207, Silver |