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A Functional Congress Wouldn’t Have to Depend on Bernanke
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The Federal Reserve’s decision to order another round of monetary stimulus (albeit a modest one) plays into the hands of critics who accuse Chairman Ben S. Bernanke of enabling Washington’s deficit-spending addiction.
The good news for Senator Jim DeMint, the South Carolina Republican, and other lawmakers who share this view is that they have the power to stop the debt binge by agreeing on a long-term deficit-reduction plan.