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This letter was sent by OpenCongress user sweetp on December 29, 2011 in support of H.R.1207 Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009. Privacy setting: PUBLIC
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H.R.1207 Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009
I am writing as your constituent in the 42nd Congressional district of California. I support H.R.1207 - Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability. This bill would repeal special audit protections for the Federal Reserve (31 USC 714 – Sec. 714) and calls for a full Government Accountability Office audit of the central bank to be completed before the end of 2010 and submitted to Congress for review. I think it's way past due for them to be audited in order to receive the full picture of just how this bank is operating.

Sincerely,
Michael Ohrt
This letter was a reply from the office of Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] on February 24, 2012.
Responding to Your Message
Dear Mr. Ohrt:

Thank you for taking the time to write and share your views with me.  Your comments will help me continue to represent you and other Californians to the best of my ability.  Be assured that I will keep your views in mind as the Senate considers legislation on this or similar issues.

If you would like additional information about my work in the U.S. Senate, I invite you to visit my website, http://boxer.senate.gov.  From this site, you can send a message to me about current events or pending legislation, access my statements and press releases, request copies of legislation and government reports, and receive detailed information about the many services that I am privileged to provide for my constituents.  You may also wish to visit http://thomas.loc.gov to track current and past federal legislation.

Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts with me.  I appreciate hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Barbara Boxer

United States Senator

Please do not respond to this message. If you would like to comment on legislation, please visit my website and use the correspondence form at https://www.boxer.senate.gov/en/contact/policycomments.cfm.

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