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Janet Yellen: It is very important for there to be a long-term debt requirement.

On the recordJuly 15, 2015
It is very important for there to be a long-term debt requirement.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

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Chair Yellen emphasizes the necessity of long-term debt requirements.

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