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Chris Dodd: “In our system of Government, elected officials should make decisions about fiscal policy and the use of taxpayers'…”

On the recordJuly 22, 2009
In our system of Government, elected officials should make decisions about fiscal policy and the use of taxpayers' dollars, not unelected central bankers.
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Chris Dodd
Democratic · Connecticut

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Dodd emphasizes the importance of elected officials in fiscal policy decisions.

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