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Ron Paul's bill to audit the Federal Reserve (HR 1207) now has 109 co-sponsors, and the numbers keep growing! This is history in the making, and victory is within reach. Imagine what will happen if HR 1207, The Federal Reserve Transparency Act, comes up for vote in Congress! With 25% of Congress already co-sponsoring this bill, it has real potential to pass - BUT only if we educate and rally the people to support it and get our Congresspeople to put it to vote and pass it. If your representative is not on the following list of HR 1207 co-sponsors, call their offices, write to them, email them, etc. Let them know they need to support HR 1207. If you live in their district, let them know. Go to their office. Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121 See updated list above Step 2: Financial Services Committee HR 1207 is now in the House Committee on Financial Services. This is THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP in this legislation! If it doesn't get out of committee it will not come to a vote! There are 71 members on this committee and they are all listed below. We need to let all members of the House Committee on Financial Services know that we want them to allow full House consideration of HR 1207 so it can move forward; we need them to support this. Now is the time. Call their offices, write to them, email them, etc. Let them know they need to support HR 1207. If you live in their district, let them know. Go to their office. Start with Barney Frank! His staff said that his office isn't receiving a lot of calls about HR 1207... let's change that! House Committee on Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank, MA Republican Members Rep. Michele Bachmann, MN [co-sponsor] Democratic Members Rep. Gary L. Ackerman, NY Help with this all important public outreach. NOW REALLY IS THE TIME! Here's a sample letter you can use: Dear Representative, Please co-sponsor and/or support H.R.1207, an effort to audit the Federal Reserve. Recently, it has come to light that there is little to no accountability to the people on the part of the Federal Reserve. While the citizens of this country are required by law to give an accounting of every penny they come in contact with, the Federal Reserve has never been held to the same standard. During this time of extreme economic crisis, the people deserve an accounting of where our money is going. Currently there are 109 co-sponsors for this legislation, and it is enjoying bi-partisan support. Your efforts in supporting this important legislation would go a long way in proving to your constituents that you not only hold the Federal Reserve to the same standard as you do your constituents, but it would also show that you believe in transparency. Anything less than support for this resolution suggests that you are in favor of secrecy and a lack of accountability to the people who pay the bills. We pay the tab; we have a right to know where our money is going. Unlike recent bills that you voted in favor of that had hundreds of pages and just a few hours to read, this bill can be read in under 5 minutes. I encourage you to take the time to read it, and then move to support it. Thank you in advance for your attention on this important legislation. I have every expectation that you will do right by your constituents and support this measure. Sincerely, Step 3: The People Tell everyone you know about HR 1207 and ask them to support it and to contact their representative as well. Link to this page and to CampaignForLiberty.com. This initiative is crucial and we need to redouble our efforts to get HR 1207 passed.
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