Didn't Bernie Want To Audit The Fed?.....

[global1]

One of the Repugs tonight suggested they do that. I thought Bernie was pushing this. What's the story?

[Recursion]

1. Sanders and Ron Paul co-introduced a bill to do that

The Federal Reserve is a convenient punching bag on both ends of the ideological spectrum, largely because the general public doesn't have any idea what it actually is or does, so you'll occasionally see some strange bedfellows.

Edit: Ron, not Rand; this was back in the House.

[Luminous Animal]

3. Yep. Like Cory Booker and Rand Paul teaming up to tackle the criminal justice system

http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/03/booker_and_paul_re-introduce_legislation_to_overha.html

[Recursion]

6. Yep. Rand is good for the occasional vote on our side

Even if I dislike his motivations, I'm glad he does that, at least.

[Gloria]

8. see below..it was with Ron Paul and Sanders left Paul hanging

By dropping support for his own bill to vote for a watered down version.

[Recursion]

9. Thank you, wrong Paul on my part (nt)

[Gloria]

10. I get them mixed up, too

This was back around 2009, I think...the details are floating around DU somewhere...

[Luminous Animal]

2. The Fed was actually audited. Perhaps you could spend a moment or two

finding out what that audit revealed (hint… it wasn't pretty.)

[PoliticAverse]

4. It was added to Dodd Frank, the audit was done in 2011. That's how we know about the $16 trillion...

in secret loans to banks, corporations and governments.

You can read the audit by the GAO here...
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d11696.pdf

An article discussing the audit...
http://www.sott.net/article/250592-Audit-of-the-Federal-Reserve-Reveals-16-Trillion-in-Secret-Bailouts

[aidbo]

5. .

[Gloria]

7. Yes, he partnered with Ron Paul BUT

As I posted before with video, he switched at the last moment to support the watered-down version. Paul did not know until the last moment and put out a video explaining how he felt betrayed...if you search DU you should be able to find it...j