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Janet Yellen: “I think it is important to take a step back here and to recognize that we lived through a devastating--”

On the recordNovember 3, 2015
I think it is important to take a step back here and to recognize that we lived through a devastating--
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

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Yellen emphasizes the importance of acknowledging the financial crisis's impact.

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