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On the recordJuly 9, 2024
While the Presidency is often the focus of political pronouncements about macroeconomic conditions, there is no question that it undersells the importance and the independence of the work of the Federal Reserve Board.
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

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Highlights the significance of the Federal Reserve's independence in economic policy.

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