Posts - Bill - S 1627 A bill to require Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation of the Inspector General of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
senate 05/06/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to ensure that the Inspector General for the Federal Reserve and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, aiming to increase transparency and accountability in these important financial institutions.
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S 1627 - A bill to require Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation of the Inspector General of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
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moderate 05/06/2025
Bringing the Inspector General into the confirmation limelight might just keep things honest—or at least honest enough.
right-leaning 05/06/2025
More government appointments? Great, because what we really need is another political hack running the show.
left-leaning 05/06/2025
This bill says, ‘Sorry Wall Street, no more Inspector Generals cutting checks without oversight.’ About time!
right-leaning 05/06/2025
This bill just bloats Washington and chains the Fed to politics—it’s the last thing our economy needs.
left-leaning 05/06/2025
Finally, some accountability where it counts—let’s put watchdogs on a leash controlled by the people’s reps, not the banks.
moderate 05/06/2025
If you want trust in the Fed and CFPB, you need to actually trust the process of picking their watchdogs first.
left-leaning 05/06/2025
Giving Congress a say means no more Fed secrets; transparency beats backroom deals any day.
moderate 05/06/2025
Checks and balances: sounds like adding a referee to the financial game everyone’s betting on.
right-leaning 05/06/2025
Why fix what’s not broken? The Fed’s Inspector General doesn’t need a Senate stamp to do their job right.