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Ben Bernanke: “I think there is an appropriate division of labor: Congress and the administration, fiscal policy; Federal Reserve…”

On the recordDecember 2, 2009
I think there is an appropriate division of labor: Congress and the administration, fiscal policy; Federal Reserve, monetary policy.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

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Bernanke emphasizes the separation of fiscal and monetary policy responsibilities.

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