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Janet Yellen: “I completely agree with you, Senator Portman, that the Treasury Secretary has to be a voice for fiscal sanity.”

On the recordJanuary 18, 2021
I completely agree with you, Senator Portman, that the Treasury Secretary has to be a voice for fiscal sanity.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

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Yellen emphasizes the importance of fiscal responsibility as Treasury Secretary.

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