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Janet Yellen: “Chairman Bernanke said in 2011 that he was comfortable with this proposal.”

On the recordJuly 14, 2014
Chairman Bernanke said in 2011 that he was comfortable with this proposal.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Yellen references Bernanke's past support for exempting nonfinancial end users from margin requirements.

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