The Federal Reserve: Mike Lee’s Moment

The senior senator of Utah is in the van of burgeoning Congressional scrutiny of the Fed itself as the root of today’s economic crises.

Stefani Reynolds/pool via AP, file
One of the members of the mini 'Freedom Caucus,' Senator Lee of Utah, on Capitol Hill in 2020. Stefani Reynolds/pool via AP, file

The most striking development in respect of the Fed this week isn’t today’s quarter-point interest rate hike, but the awakening in Congress to the possibility that the Fed itself is at the root of today’s crises. The senior senator of Utah, Mike Lee, puts it succinctly by tweeting “End the Fed.” The House Freedom Caucus notes that the Fed “set the conditions for this crisis.” It’s nice to see the solons catching on.

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