Holding Most Secretive Institution Accountable

Holding One of DC's Most Secretive Institutions Accountable

Posted by Harry Hanbury and Lagan Sebert and Mike Fritz, American News Project at 8:40 AM on July 10, 2009.

A rare bipartisan movement to audit the Federal Reserve.

The Federal Reserve is one of the most powerful and secretive institutions in Washington, long considered beyond the reach of lawmakers. But now, as details emerge of how the Fed secretly doled out more than a trillion dollars during the financial crisis, a rare bipartisan movement in Congress demands that the Fed be held accountable. [video]