Eighty percent (80%) of Americans now agree with Congress that auditing the Federal Reserve Board is a good idea, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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Now his job security is in ours.

Be sure to immediately call your senators with a simple message: “No vote on Bernanke until we get a vote on Audit the Fed.”

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Here’s what’s going on and why you need to act immediately:

Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) has led the charge to place a “hold” on Bernanke’s nomination to a second term as Fed chairman until the Senate votes on Audit the Fed. This means to get a vote on Bernanke, Harry Reid has to have a vote on “cloture,” and that requires a super-majority of 60 votes.  Insiders believe that Harry Reid is threatening to ram through a cloture vote as early as next week.

Senator DeMint is joined by David Vitter, Jim Bunning, and Bernie Sanders in his efforts, but these senators cannot succeed alone.   A strong message from Audit the Fed activists like you could start a stampede in the Senate that will make Harry Reid back off of Bernanke and give us a vote on Audit the Fed.

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Make sure you let them know that:

1.) If they are not cosponsoring Audit the Fed, you expect them to sign on in support of finding out what the Fed has done with trillions of our dollars. Tell them you will make sure their constituents know of their action or inaction on this issue.

2.) They must vote “no” on cloture until after there is a vote on Audit the Fed. No vote should be taken on Ben Bernanke’s confirmation, or the nomination of anyone else for Fed Chairman, until Audit the Fed has received a public, up or down vote. The real issue here is not the Fed chairman himself. It is the need for complete transparency.

Ben Bernanke’s term as Fed chairman expires on January 31, so Harry Reid is under pressure from President Obama to act quickly.

It’s time to turn up the pressure.

Take action today to push for a vote on Audit the Fed, S. 604!

Sincerely,

The Audit the Fed Coalition

House Panel Approves Broad Auditing of Federal Reserve Wall Street Journal

A key House panel on Thursday approved an amendment offered by Rep. Ron Paul (R., Texas) to give federal watchdogs massive new authority to audit the Federal Reserve.

House panel approves Ron Paul’s proposal to audit the Federal Reserve Politico

The measure, based on a Paul proposal that has attracted more than 300 co-sponsors, passed, 43-26, as an amendment to a financial reform bill. Florida Democrat and fellow Fed critic Alan Grayson co-sponsored the amendment with Paul and played a leading role drumming up support for it among committee members. The adoption of this amendment is an extraordinary victory for Paul, whose libertarian, anti-Fed leanings have often been dismissed by the political establishment.

Panel votes to audit the Fed; cap its spending at $4 trillion MarketWatch

“If you care about transparency of the Fed, you would allow a look at monetary policy,” Paul said. “We’re dealing with trillions of dollars that doesn’t get audited. There is no reason why the world can’t know, eventually, what the Fed is doing.”

Ron Paul wins a key battle in war to open Fed’s books Los Angeles Times

“If we get the audit and get the books open, make them answer the questions, I am convinced that the American people will be so outraged that then we will have reform of the monetary system,” Paul has said.

Panel Votes to Broaden Oversight of the Fed New York Times

Mr. Paul’s bill would abolish a longstanding exemption that shielded the Fed from Congressional audits of its monetary policy. Supporters of the Fed’s independence have argued the shield provided crucial insulation from political pressure, which would make it much harder for Fed officials to take unpopular action aimed at heading off inflation.

Greenspan, Volcker Opposed Ron Paul Audit Provision Wall Street Journal

Greenspan and Volcker, in a letter sent to the committee’s chairman and ranking Republicans, warned that the provision threatened the ability of the Fed to foster price stability independent of political interference.

Threatening the Fed’s independence Washington Post

Alan S. Blinder is a former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, is a professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University.

There are a few more hits on this story all over today, these are just a few.  Great work so far everyone, but the fight isn’t over.  We are still pushing for an up or down vote on Audit the Fed on the House and Senate floors.

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“Public disclosure is likely to cause substantial competitive injury to these financial institutions including the loss of public confidence in the institution, runs on banks and possible failure of some institutions,” the Fed said in its notice, which asks to put the lower court’s order on hold until the appeal is prepared.

Meanwhile, the grassroots push against Federal Reserve secrecy continues to gain traction in Washington:

“There is not a single American who does not have a stake in how the Federal Reserve and other major banks operate,” Lucy Dalglish, executive director of the Arlington, Virginia-based Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, said an interview. “To deny American taxpayers simple information about how their money was used and by whom is inexcusable.”

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Here are just a few local and national news stories covering yesterday’s activities!

Local Citizens Petition Congress to Audit the Federal Reserve

Anti-Fed Activists Fuel Push for Audit

Fed Reserve Audit

Meanwhile, Audit the Fed coalition leaders and several grassroots volunteers delivered over 100,000 petitions to Capitol Hill.

Remember: it’s never too late to call, fax, and write Congress!

U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon should support legislation requiring the Federal Reserve to disclose its loans, members of Campaign for Liberty said today.

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In an effort to maximize our exposure, this event was planned to coincide with the monthly Sacramento Second Saturday Art Walk. The general purpose of the event is to spread awareness of the lack of transparency of the Federal Reserve. The specific purpose of this event is to promote H.R. 1207: Federal Reserve Transparency Act and S. 604: Federal Reserve Sunshine Act, by collecting petition signatures urging Rep. Doris Matsui (CA District 5) to co-sponsor H.R. 1207 and urging Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein of California to co-sponsor S. 604. Currently Rep. Tom McClintock (CA District 4) and Rep. Dan Lungren (CA District 3) have both co-sponsored H.R. 1207, and as a sign of our appreciation we have been in contact with the respective offices of both Representatives with an invite to appear at our event so that we may publicly thank them for their support of this important legislation.

Here is a pdf of our flier promoting the Federal Reserve Sunshine Day!