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Barney Frank: “I continue to be very concerned that the Federal Reserve will unduly restrict economic growth by overreacting to the…”

On the recordMarch 20, 2000
I continue to be very concerned that the Federal Reserve will unduly restrict economic growth by overreacting to the possibility of inflation, in the absence of any sign of it.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts
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congress.gov
Mar 20, 2000

Editor's note · Context

Barney Frank expresses concern over the Federal Reserve's potential actions affecting economic growth.

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