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Ben Bernanke: “It is my belief that if we had not acted, if Congress had not supported our actions to stabilize the system...”

On the recordDecember 2, 2009
It is my belief that if we had not acted, if Congress had not supported our actions to stabilize the system...
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

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Bernanke emphasizes the necessity of congressional support to prevent economic collapse.

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