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Rand Paul: “This is an affront to the Constitution which will be exacerbated if we transfer more power to the Federal Reserve…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2009
This is an affront to the Constitution which will be exacerbated if we transfer more power to the Federal Reserve without mandating that all its Governors be appointees of those who are elected by the voters.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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Ron Paul criticizes the Federal Reserve's power without voter-elected governors.

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