Thursday, November 19, 2009

House Panel Approves Broad Auditing of Federal Reserve - WSJ.com

The approval came as the House Financial Services Committee concluded weeks of debate on a sweeping financial-overhaul bill to create a new council of regulators to wind down large institutions that pose a risk to the economy. A final committee vote on the bill will be postponed until after Thanksgiving.

Mr. Paul's amendment removes restrictions on the Government Accountability Office's auditing authority, giving auditors access to every item on the Fed's balance sheet. He for more than 20 years has championed significantly neutering the Fed.

Let's "hope", but somehow I think we'll be remembering sayings about snowballs and hell soon.

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