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Ben Bernanke: “The economy needed help from Congress, if not from additional spending on roads and bridges, for example, then at least…”

On the recordDecember 2, 2015
The economy needed help from Congress, if not from additional spending on roads and bridges, for example, then at least in areas such as retraining unemployed workers.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

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Bernanke emphasizes the need for Congressional support during economic recovery.

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