Jim Himes actually said...

Now, we may agree that the deal is good or bad, but to negotiate the deal whereby they would get that money back.

We voted for the sanctions for the express purpose of taking away the money to force them to the table to negotiate the deal.

Outside of this room, most people acknowledge that proposals to 'audit the Fed' will over time chip away at its independence.

I am still trying to figure out what problem exactly it is we are trying to solve here, particularly given the general consensus that indepe...