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Janet Yellen: “The Collins Amendment does restrict what is possible for the Federal Reserve.”

On the recordMarch 10, 2014
The Collins Amendment does restrict what is possible for the Federal Reserve.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Yellen discusses limitations imposed by the Collins Amendment on the Federal Reserve's actions.

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