Ben Bernanke actually said...

I would ask the Congress to consider retaining the 1978 exemption, which is a very wise exemption.

Bernanke urges Congress to maintain the exemption on auditing monetary policy.

12/02/2009

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I agree that no individual and no institution should be exempt from paying for crimes that they commit.