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Ben Bernanke: “We haven't had the recovery we would like, but certainly, monetary policy has contributed to growth and reduction of…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2012
We haven't had the recovery we would like, but certainly, monetary policy has contributed to growth and reduction of unemployment in the last 3 years.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

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Bernanke acknowledges the Fed's role in economic recovery and unemployment reduction.

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