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Cynthia Lummis: “They're not subject to the Freedom of Information Act.”

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

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Published August 1, 2025 | Video Starts at 21:21

That was our government turned against our people for no good reason. And there's no way to get scrutiny of the Fed because they don't have an independent ig. They're not subject to the Freedom of Information Act. We don't have sufficient oversight of them. We've got to get oversight over the Fed. And I want to applaud my colleague from Florida for taking the initial step that every other agency is subject to an independent Inspector general. (21:21–21:25)

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