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On the recordMarch 2, 2009
I would like to challenge the Congress to give us a framework where we can resolve a multinational, complicated financial conglomerate like Citigroup, like AIG, or others, if that became necessary.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

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Bernanke urges Congress to create a framework for resolving complex financial institutions.

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