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On the recordJuly 8, 2009
Whether regulatory power and sweeping new powers really should be centralized and given to the Federal Reserve at a time when our country is facing unprecedented fiscal, economic, and monetary policy challenges, we believe, is very problematic.
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Spencer Bachus
Alabama

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Bachus questions the wisdom of centralizing power in the Fed amid economic challenges.

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