On the recordFebruary 28, 2011
If you do not do that, it would have very negative effects on financial markets and on our economy.
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Warning about the consequences of not addressing the debt limit.
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monetary policy is not a panacea, so there is still plenty of room for Congress to address some of these problems
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Finding a way to deal with that issue I think is the most challenging part but has the biggest payoff.
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