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On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
I believe the deficit and debt reduction plan assembled by the President's Fiscal Commission provides one way forward, and I want to emphasize I supported the Commission report.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

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Bernanke expresses support for the President's Fiscal Commission's plan.

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