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Ben Bernanke: If we are really interested in growing the economy, what we need to do is demonstrate that we can govern.

On the recordApril 10, 2013
If we are really interested in growing the economy, what we need to do is demonstrate that we can govern.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

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Bernanke stresses the importance of governance for economic growth.

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