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Biggest Threat to Economy Is the Congress, Bernanke Says

In what's likely his last appearance before the House as Chair of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke said today that Congress is the biggest obstacle to economic growth, and that it's on course to make things even worse. Benyamin Appelbaum, Washington correspondent for the New York Times , has more.

By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

In what's likely his last appearance before the House as Chair of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke said today that Congress is the biggest obstacle to economic growth, and that it's on course to make things even worse. Benyamin Appelbaum, Washington correspondent for the New York Times, has more.

Warren Olney
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Biggest Threat to Economy Is the Congress, Bernanke Says

In what's likely his last appearance before the House as Chair of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke said today that Congress is the biggest obstacle to economic growth, and that it's on course to make things even worse. Benyamin Appelbaum, Washington correspondent for the New York Times , has more.

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Biggest Threat to Economy Is the Congress, Bernanke Says

In what's likely his last appearance before the House as Chair of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke said today that Congress is the biggest obstacle to economic growth, and that it's on course to make things even worse. Benyamin Appelbaum, Washington correspondent for the New York Times , has more.

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