Federal Reserve Critics Clash Over Monetary Policy
The excerpt notes that if Congress enacts a tax cut the Fed can meet to plan bond sales to drain credit, a power seen as undermining tax benefits. It cites Darryl Francis of the St. Louis Fed arguing the board creates excess money causing inflation and higher interest rates.
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Congress
Federal Open Market Committee
Darryl Francis
St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank
Monetary policy on public view sparks congressional debate
Proxmire and Reuss push to expose money supply decisions to public scrutiny amid recession. Burns faces criticism as Congress weighs tighter oversight after a milder resolution requires the Fed to report quarterly targets to the House and Senate Banking committees.
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Reuss
Senate
House
Francis
Congress
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
Senate Banking Committee
Burns