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On the recordJune 6, 2012
the potential expiration of the so-called Bush tax cuts, the 2001-2003 tax cuts, is the single biggest item in the fiscal cliff
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

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Bernanke discusses the significant impact of expiring tax cuts on the economy.

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