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On the recordFebruary 23, 2015
To me, it is an attempt to allow Congress to be able to put pressure on Fed members relative to monetary policy, and I would just advocate that that would not be a particularly good idea and it would cause us to put off tough decisions for the future, like we currently are doing with budgetary matters.
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Bob Corker
Republican · Tennessee

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Corker warns against congressional pressure on the Fed regarding monetary policy.

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