Political Quotes

On the recordMarch 7, 2023
What needs to change is we need to get inflation under control so that interest rates can come back down.
Said by
Jerome Powell
Republican · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the need to control inflation to lower interest rates.

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