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July 13, 2011

U.S. Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke presented to the committee the Federal Reserve Board’s semiannual report on monetary policy. In his remar… read more

Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke presented to the committee the Federal Reserve Board’s semiannual report on monetary policy. In his remarks he said that if the U.S. defaulted on its debt obligations the impact could be similar to the economic crisis experienced at the end of 2008 into 2009. He described steps the Federal Reserve could take in response to continued slow economic growth, and said proposed spending cuts should be structured so that they do not hurt the economy in the short term. close

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William Lacy Clay Jr. U.S. Representative [D] Missouri
Gary Ackerman U.S. Representative [D] New York

Spencer Bachus III U.S. Representative [R] Alabama
Ben S. Bernanke Chair Federal Reserve->Board of Governors
John Carney Jr. U.S. Representative [D] Delaware
Andre D. Carson U.S. Representative [D] Indiana
Bill Clay Sr. U.S. Representative (Former) [D] Missouri
Emanuel Cleaver II U.S. Representative [D] Missouri
Sean P. Duffy U.S. Representative [R] Wisconsin
Barney Frank U.S. Representative [D] Massachusetts
Al Green U.S. Representative [D] Texas
Jeb Hensarling U.S. Representative [R] Texas
Jim Himes U.S. Representative [D] Connecticut
Bill Huizenga U.S. Representative [R] Michigan
Frank D. Lucas U.S. Representative [R] Oklahoma
Gary G. Miller U.S. Representative [R] California
Ron Paul U.S. Representative [R] Texas
Ed Perlmutter U.S. Representative [D] Colorado
Gary Peters U.S. Representative [D] Michigan
Jim Renacci U.S. Representative [R] Ohio
Ed Royce U.S. Representative [R] California
David Schweikert U.S. Representative [R] Arizona
Maxine Waters U.S. Representative [D] California
Lynn A. Westmoreland U.S. Representative [R] Georgia

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House Financial Services CommitteeHouse Financial Services Committee

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Program ID:: 300458-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Jul 13, 2011 | 10:01am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:: Jul 14, 2011 | 5:39am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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Jul 13, 2011 | 10:01am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Jul 13, 2011 | 1:07pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Jul 13, 2011 | 9:22pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Jul 14, 2011 | 5:39am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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