Ben Bernanke actually said...

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

Bernanke urges Congress to evaluate the effectiveness of tax and spending policies.

02/25/2013

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We need to make sure that the recovery continues and doesn't drop back and that unemployment rate continues to fall.

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I would just urge Congress to look carefully at what might be done. There are a lot of possibilities.