First published by Money Metals here: https://www.moneymetals.com/news/2018/11/06/alex-mooney-bring-back-gold-001645

Washington has been quite the circus lately. Bret Kavanaugh’s appearance in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee prompted dozens of interruptions from Democrats and numerous protests from leftists. But as the crazies enveloped these events, a more subdued and mundane hearing occurred at the same time. One distinguished GOP representative took the opportunity to home in on two issues important to libertarians, constitutionalists, and sound money advocates: the gold standard and the Federal Reserve.