Political Quotes

On the recordFebruary 1, 2012
If you determine that you want to change it, we will, of course, do whatever you assign us to do.
Said by
Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Bernanke responds to Congress's authority to change the Fed's mandate.

Share

More from Ben Bernanke

Jul 16, 2013

GSE-type organizations are not essential to successful mortgage financing. Indeed, many other industrial countries without GSEs have achieved homeownership rates comparable to that of the United States. One device that has been widely used…

congress.gov
Feb 24, 2015

the unemployment rate right now is not a very good measure by itself of the economy.

congress.gov
Mar 10, 2014

Congress did not intend for the Federal regulators to discard the State risk-based capital system in favor of a banking capital regime.

congress.gov
Jul 16, 2020

I do think is very important on both humanitarian and also economic basis.

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation