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Janet Yellen: “I am worried about the trajectory of where it is going. It is not stable. We are not living within our means right now.”

On the recordNovember 29, 2021
I am worried about the trajectory of where it is going. It is not stable. We are not living within our means right now.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

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Yellen expresses concern about the unsustainable trajectory of U.S. debt.

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