Ben Bernanke said...

A significant portion of this effect is related to the automatic spending sequestration that is scheduled to begin on March 1st.

Bernanke warns that upcoming spending cuts will negatively impact economic growth.

02/26/2013

More Ben Bernanke Quotes

the Congress ought to think carefully about how it taxes and spends and try and achieve the best outcomes it can

I have--you know, it is easy to criticize, but the politics is very difficult.

I would very much like to have the confidence that we could close down a large institution without causing damage to the...

Congress, I hope, has the foresight to see that interest rates will not be this low forever.