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On the recordFebruary 23, 2009
We need to think hard going forward how we are going to address that problem, but right now, we are in the middle of the crisis.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

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Bernanke emphasizes the urgency of addressing the 'too big to fail' issue during the financial crisis.

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