As senator, make sure the Federal Reserve is held accountable.

Rand Paul · Kentucky · Republican

policy impact 0.63 specificity 0.59 extraction confidence 90%

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As Senator I would make sure that the Federal Reserve is held accountable...

Paul commits to holding the Federal Reserve accountable if elected senator.

Issues | Rand Paul 2010 | U.S. Senate
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Evidence

The Senate roll call for cloture on Kevin Warsh to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shows Paul (R-KY) voted Yea. The later confirmation vote for Warsh occurred on May 13, 2026. This is a recent Fed-related Senate action, but it does not itself show Paul secured new Fed accountability measures.

Recent Fed-related Senate action by Paul, but not a direct accountability deliverable.

unresolved same_term

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 117, 119th Congress, 2nd Session
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As HSGAC chairman, Rand Paul convened a hearing on Federal Reserve Interest on Reserve Balances oversight and said long-overdue oversight was needed, linking the effort to auditing the Fed and ending reserve-balance subsidies to banks. The release describes a concrete oversight action, but it is still a step toward accountability rather than final delivery of the promise.

Concrete oversight action toward Fed accountability, but not final delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

Dr. Paul Holds a Hearing Titled the Fed’s Big Bank Welfare Program: Oversight of the Fed’s IORB Regime
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Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

Rand Paul has materially pursued Federal Reserve accountability as a senator through oversight activity, including a 2025 HSGAC hearing on the Fed's interest-on-reserve-balances regime, and broader audit/oversight positioning. However, the evidence does not show that he secured a final, durable accountability outcome such as enactment of a major Fed audit/accountability law or completed reform. The 2026 Warsh vote is Fed-related but not itself an accountability deliverable. Because the promise was broad and he took concrete senatorial action toward it without clear full delivery, partial credit is appropriate.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%