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Janet Yellen: “During the crisis and recession, families in the middle and at the bottom were hit particularly hard.”

On the recordJuly 15, 2015
During the crisis and recession, families in the middle and at the bottom were hit particularly hard.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Yellen emphasizes the severe impact of the financial crisis on lower-income families.

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