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Cynthia Lummis: “The Federal Reserve has become so independent that it thumbs…”

Featuring: Cynthia Lummis, Republican | U.S. Senate Wyoming

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Published | Video Starts at 19:31

We could confirm all 12 of the regional presidents of the Federal Reserve banks so we have a say in who they are and any number of other provisions that give the people of this country some oversight over that entity. The Federal Reserve has become so independent that it thumbs its nose at working for and with the American people. Look what happened in the way banks were supervised in the last four years. Choke point 2.0 brought about a government caused failure of two banks. Those banks were not insolvent. (19:31–19:44)

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Asserts that the Federal Reserve operates independently to the detriment of public accountability.

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