Ben Bernanke actually said...

I think we are the premier economy, we are the safe haven, we have a strong interest in maintaining that status.

What we need is an armistice between Republicans and Democrats to solve this problem.

If you determine that you want to change it, we will, of course, do whatever you assign us to do.

I think it is important for me to say that if Congress is being lulled, they should not be lulled.