Ben Bernanke actually said...

Absent any action, the debt-to-GDP ratio is going to be not only rising but rising at an increasing pace.

Bernanke warns about the consequences of inaction on debt levels.

01/06/2011

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The Congress will have to make those trade-offs.

I would also like to express my gratitude to President Obama for nominating me to a second term as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the...

We have continued to keep interest rates close to zero to try to stimulate growth.

I would not do anything. Those decisions are up to Congress.