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Ben Bernanke: “If it became clear that these problems were not going to be adequately addressed because we were just in a perpetual…”

On the recordFebruary 28, 2011
If it became clear that these problems were not going to be adequately addressed because we were just in a perpetual gridlock, I think that would raise significant concerns and would risk bringing these problems forward into the present.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

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Bernanke warns about political gridlock affecting economic stability.

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