WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) released the following statement on legal intimidation against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell:
"A government that demands blind obedience through punishment is the hallmark of authoritarian regimes, not America.
"I oppose the wanton act of legal intimidation against Federal Reserve Chair Powell and will continue to support the vigorous independence of the Federal Reserve. In the first year of this administration, its economic and legal campaign of fear, punishment, and chaos have failed the American people. Costs are rising, trust has fallen, and the American people and businesses are being hurt. This ridi...