Ben Bernanke actually said...

Senator, you are absolutely right.

I think it would, but as Senator Corker pointed out, or Senator Vitter, the other part of this is we also want to make substantial progress ...

Extended unemployment insurance benefits provided during the economic downturn have fostered economic stability.

Well, my first best is that the debt limit gets increased promptly and that we have a real solution for our longer-term fiscal problems.