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Ayanna Pressley: “There are nearly 10,000 documents on the Federal Reserve's…”

Featuring: Ayanna Pressley, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 7th Congressional District

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Rep. Pressley Presses to Amend GOP Bill to Preserve Federal Reserve's Mandate to Maximize Employment

Published | Video Starts at 00:39

It is necessary to improve the strength of our economy and the financial well being of our constituents. For decades, the Fed has studied the labor market and used its research to make fiscally sound decisions. There are nearly 10,000 documents on the Federal Reserve's website dealing with unemployment. The economic analysis coming from the Fed is valuable and relied on by Wall street, state and local governments, international economists, and in fact, this very body. (00:39–00:45)

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