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Richard Shelby: “I would hope that you, as the Chairman, in the interest of achieving better regulation and better monetary policy and…”

On the recordDecember 2, 2009
I would hope that you, as the Chairman, in the interest of achieving better regulation and better monetary policy and independence of the Fed, would put the monetary policy ahead of your interest, of the Fed's interest, in protecting turf.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

Editor's note · Context

Shelby urges the Chairman to prioritize monetary policy over the Fed's regulatory interests.

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