Bill Foster: “Do you agree that the Office of Financial Research needs to be well-funded to fulfill its purpose to collect and analyze…”

I have been amused for a long time at how can it be that there is legislation supported by 70 or 80 percent of the public, a clear majority of Members of Congress, and yet we are not allowed to even vote on it.

This bill strengthens FSOC's capability to execute its mission by improving consistency, accountability, and outcomes for our financial system. I appreciate also Ranking Member Waters' support for this bill in committee and urge my…

Frankly, when I read about this, it triggered my PTSD from the AIG situation with credit default swaps during the financial crisis.

While the Presidency is often the focus of political pronouncements about macroeconomic conditions, there is no question that it undersells the importance and the independence of the work of the Federal Reserve Board.