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On the recordJuly 13, 2011
Well, my first best is that the debt limit gets increased promptly and that we have a real solution for our longer-term fiscal problems.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

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Bernanke advocates for a prompt increase in the debt limit and addressing long-term fiscal problems.

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