| Story Views | |
| Now: | |
| Last Hour: | |
| Last 24 Hours: | |
| Total: | |
Rand Paul Says He Will Block Nomination Of Janet Yellen Unless Senate Votes To Audit The Federal Reserve
Freedom Outpost
by Tim Brown
While Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) is definitely not his father, he is following in his father’s footsteps in several areas, and one of those is to seek to push his father’s agenda of auditing the Federal Reserve. In an attempt to push that idea forward, Senator Paul wrote a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) in which he stated that he will move to block Janet Yellen’s nomination as the next Federal Reserve Chair, unless the Senate is allowed to vote on auditing the Fed.
“I am writing to convey my objection to floor consideration of the nomination of Dr. Janet Yellen to Chair the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve without also considering legislation to bring much-needed transparency to the Fed,” Paul said in a letter to Reid.
Paul requested that his bill, S. 209, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act, be scheduled for an up or down vote.
“I will object to any unanimous consent agreement or waiver of any rule with respect to the nomination of Dr. Yellen without a vote on S. 209,” Paul continued. “I know you have been a supporter of similar legislation in the past, and I hope that we can work together to pass this important legislation.”
Reposted with permission.
