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Janet Yellen: “We regard our emergency lending powers as very crucial powers.”

On the recordNovember 3, 2015
We regard our emergency lending powers as very crucial powers.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

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Yellen emphasizes the importance of emergency lending powers for financial crises.

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