Washington, Jan. 12 -- Congressman Sean Casten issued the following press release:
U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement regarding Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell:
"President Trump's threat to criminally charge Jerome Powell must be considered with the utmost seriousness-such dangerous and escalating attacks can cause irreparable harm to the U.S. economy. This investigation should be seen as nothing other than an attempt to strip the Federal Reserve of its independence in order to serve the short-term and politically-motivated interests of the Trump Administration. This is what an authoritarian does. When their economic policies fail, they try to intimidate independent institutions, squash dissent, and ...