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The House Financial Services Committee passed the Audit the Fed amendment yesterday. This is a big victory for all freedom lovers around the world, and cause for celebration.
But the battle is far from over. The enemies of transparency and those who benefit from the Fed’s secret dealings will do everything in their power to [...]

Ron Paul makes a strong case for auditing the Fed.

After claiming some well-deserved credit for helping Ron Paul get his bill to a vote, Barney Frank proceeds to express his preference for the opposing Watt amendment.

After several hours of heated debate, the Paul-Grayson “Audit the Fed” amendment passed 43-26 in the House Financial Services Committee earlier today. The amendment calls for a comprehensive audit of the Federal Reserve and replaces the opposing “placebo” amendment proposed by Mel Watt.
The Paul-Grayson initiative is an amendment to Barney Frank’s HR 3996, also known [...]

Later this afternoon, the House Financial Services Committee will be voting on the Paul-Grayson amendment (which is essentially the “Audit the Fed” bill HR 1207 in the form of an amendment), and the opposing Watt amendment to audit the Fed.
Over the course of today’s hearing, Chairman Barney Frank unsurprisingly came out in support of the [...]

by John Tate
A few weeks ago, the Campaign for Liberty sent out an alert that Representative Mel Watt was attempting to water down HR 1207 in the House Financial Services Committee.
The latest reports we have received have informed us that a vote on the Watt amendment could come today!
There’s still time for us to stop [...]

Trillion-dollar interventions in the economy merit scrutiny by taxpayers and their representatives.
by Ron Paul and Jim DeMint
For nearly a century the Federal Reserve has operated in the shadows, away from the prying eyes of Congress, journalists and the American people. Created in 1913, the Fed was given enormous responsibility to protect the value of our [...]

Channel: CNBC
Show: Squawk Box
Date: 11/13/2009
Joe Kernen: But Chris Dodd has a bill taking aim at the Fed. The overhaul bill that he proposes would reduce the role of the Federal Reserve. However, Congressman Ron Paul has been on that crusade for some time now, calling for more transparency at the central bank. He joins us [...]

Show: Alex Jones Show
Date: 11/5/2009
Alex Jones: [asks about HR 1207]
Ron Paul: Well, actually right now, we have 309 and that’s a 130-some Democrats as well as all the Republicans and at one time, Mel Watt had indicated to me that he would get a provision put in the bill by Barney Frank, which [...]

Show: White House Brief
Host: Paul Westcott
Date: 11/4/2009 or 11/5/2009
Transcript
Paul Westcott: Congressman Ron Paul, you spoke recently before the House Financial Services Committee during the mark up of what’s being called the Investor Protection Act of 2009. Really, you know, you were explaining the difference between regulation and bureaucracy. Can you explain that for our audience? [...]

Download the interview as an MP3 file here (27:01 minutes).
Show: King World News
Date: 10/30/2009
Transcript
Eric King: This is King World News, I’m Eric King, and you’re about to hear a tremendous interview with Congressman Ron Paul, author of the Audit The Fed bill and a champion of freedom in this country. Remember to go to our [...]

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 Financial [...]