New Delhi, June 30 -- ederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is reportedly under fire after denying that a $2.5 billion overhaul of the Fed's Washington headquarters includes lavish upgrades-claims that appear to be contradicted by the Fed's own planning documents. Critics have accused Powell of misleading Congress, and some are calling for him to be censured.

During a Senate Banking Committee hearing last week, Powell dismissed The New York Post's April report describing the renovation as bloated and extravagant.

"There's no VIP dining room, there's no new marble. There are no special elevators," Powell testified under questioning. "There are no new water features, there's no beehives, and there's no roof terrace gardens."

Sen. Tim Scott ...