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On the recordJanuary 18, 2021
Nobody deserves more credit than Chair Yellen for the longest economic expansion that we have seen in our history, which lasted until the pandemic hit.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Wyden credits Yellen for her role in the economic expansion before the pandemic.

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