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Jack Reed: “The Fed does not have the authority to simply expend taxpayer dollars.”

On the recordMarch 9, 2009
The Fed does not have the authority to simply expend taxpayer dollars.
Said by
Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Reed clarifies the Fed's role as a lender, not a spender of taxpayer money.

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