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Ben Bernanke: To promote economic growth in the longer term, and to preserve economic and financial stability, fiscal policy makers…

On the recordFebruary 25, 2013
To promote economic growth in the longer term, and to preserve economic and financial stability, fiscal policy makers will have to put the Federal budget on a sustainable long-run path.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

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Bernanke calls for sustainable fiscal policies to ensure long-term economic growth and stability.

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