Bernanke Says Ratings Agency Downgrade Could Prod Washington to Tackle Deficit

From: Fox News | April 27, 2011 

Ben Bernanke, making history as the first Federal Reserve chairman to hold a press conference, said Wednesday that he hopes the decision by a major credit ratings agency to lower the U.S. debt outlook "goads" Washington into addressing its deficit. He described the deficit as "the most important economic problem" facing the country in the long term. 


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