HRES 274 · 97th Congress · Economics and Public Finance
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to high interest rates, economic recovery and the gold standard.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy.(1981-12-01)
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Declares that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) current interest rates are needlessly and destructively high; (2) high interest rates are wreaking extensive damage on the economy; (3) the Federal Reserve has been a failure as a tool of monetary policy; (4) interest rates must be brought down; (5) balancing the budget and reducing Federal loans and loan guarantees will only solve part of the problem; and (6) the only long-term solution to economic recovery is a return to the gold standard and the discipline it brings. Urges the adoption of a gold standard by Congress to restore stability and to strength the economy.…
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