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Janet Yellen: “I think our authority is extremely limited, and it would not be appropriate for us to give loans to Puerto Rico.”

On the recordJune 20, 2016
I think our authority is extremely limited, and it would not be appropriate for us to give loans to Puerto Rico.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

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Yellen discusses the Federal Reserve's limited authority regarding loans to Puerto Rico.

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