Texas Straight Talk ~ A Weekly Column
Congressman Ron Paul
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May 18, 2009: "Audit the Fed, Then End It!"
"The failure of central economic planning has been witnessed over and over. It is frankly beyond me why we ever agreed to try it again."
I have been very pleased with the progress of my legislation, HR 1207, which calls for a complete audit of the Federal Reserve and removes many significant barriers towards transparency of our monetary system. This bill now has nearly 170 cosponsors, with support from both Republicans and Democrats. Senator Bernie Sanders has introduced a companion bill in the Senate S 604, which will hopefully begin to gain momentum as well. I am very encouraged to see so many of my colleagues in Congress stand with me for greater transparency in government. Some have begun to push back against this …
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SPEECHES AND STATEMENTS
May 14, 2009 Statement Introducing Legislation to Help Consumers with Forgiven Credit Card Debt
PRESS RELEASES
May 11, 2009 Congressman Paul Introduces Bill for Fuel Efficient Cars