Ben Bernanke actually said...

we have a strong commitment to community banks, and we have, in fact, recently increased our schedule of direct meetings with the Board with...

I believe the deficit and debt reduction plan assembled by the President's Fiscal Commission provides one way forward, and I want to emphasi...

we, the American people, the Congress needs to demonstrate a credible commitment to solving the long-term fiscal problems.

We cannot afford to wait until the markets lose confidence in the conduct of our financial affairs.