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Michael S. Barr: “No, Senator. I think that the Federal Reserve is not able to allocate credit, should not be in the business of telling…”

On the recordMay 18, 2022
No, Senator. I think that the Federal Reserve is not able to allocate credit, should not be in the business of telling financial institutions to lend to a particular sector or not to lend to a particular sector.
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Michael S. Barr

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Barr asserts that the Fed should not dictate lending practices to financial institutions.

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