Posted on 09/05/2025 2:51:55 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Independence at the Federal Reserve? Only sometimes, it seems.
was rocked by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Then, the progressive lawmaker exposed her hypocrisy at a confirmation hearing involving Stephen Miran, President Donald Trump’s pick to join the Federal Reserve Board temporarily. While Warren shrieked in the upper chamber about central bank independence, she forgot to talk about her own list of demands to Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
Elizabeth Warren Talks to Stephen Miran
Last month, Fed Governor Adriana Kugler abruptly resigned from the Eccles Building, effectively vacating a seat at the powerful establishment. Days later, President Trump unveiled her potential successor: Stephen Miran, current head of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers.
Miran sat before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on September 4 for his confirmation hearing. He emphasized the importance of monetary policy independence and assured the committee that he would remain impartial and free from political bias. “I will act independently as the Federal Reserve always does,” Miran said.
Sen. Warren, the top Democrat on the committee, led the charge against Miran, claiming he will be a voice for President Trump and take an axe to Fed independence by cutting interest rates.
“Dr. Miran, you have made clear that you will do or say whatever Donald Trump wants you to do or say,” she said. “That may work in a political position, but it takes an axe to Fed independence and will make life far more expensive for Americans.”
Her Democratic colleagues presented similar arguments, vowing to vote against his confirmation. However, Warren’s remarks were far more interesting as she ostensibly forgot about all the times that she implored Powell and Co. to lower the benchmark federal funds rate heading into the 2024 presidential election.
In July 2024, days before a meeting...
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She’s in close competition with Patty Murray.
I hope Fauxcahontas chokes on a Buffalo wing or at least a buffalo hind quarter.
I can’t believe Pocahontas has a husband.
Could you imagine listening to HER mouth every day?
I bet her hubby is deaf…..
Maybe she will ass plant on the senate floor again and bust her coccyx.
At least that will stop her from sitting endless hours in congress shrieking.
I have concluded that evil often comes in the form of stupid people. Warren, AOC, Harris, Walz...
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