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On the recordJanuary 27, 2010
We cannot allow ourselves to be in a situation where the debt continues to rise, which leads to an unsustainable situation.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

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Bernanke stresses the dangers of rising debt leading to unsustainability.

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