Fed Chair Powell Calls for Probe Into HQ Renovations

Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, has called on the bank’s inspector general to investigate renovations at the group’s headquarters, Politico reported.

At a Senate Banking Committee hearing last month, Powell denied reports that the Federal Reserve spent billions to turn the headquarters into the “palace of Versailles,” as Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., described it.

“There’s no VIP dining room; there’s no new marble. There are no special elevators,” Powell said. “There are no new water features, there’s no beehives, and there’s no roof terrace gardens.”

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