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On the recordMarch 7, 2009
If actions taken by the administration, the Congress and federal government are successful in restoring some measure of financial stability, and only if that is the case, in my view, there is a reasonable prospect that the current recession will end in 2009 and that 2010 will be a year of recovery.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

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Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke discusses the potential for recovery if government actions are successful.

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