On the recordJune 21, 2016
many of us appreciate the position that the Fed was put into, and many of us will go to the mat to defend the Fed against the many ideas that would damage the monetary policy independence of the Fed
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Himes expresses support for the Federal Reserve's independence in monetary policy.
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