Bernanke declines to answer if U.S. is in a recession
Representative Rosa L. DeLauro (D-Conn.) asked Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke if the U.S. is in a recession. Bernanke was reluctant to answer, but said the economy is in a serious slowdown regardless of what it is called (0:30)
October 20, 2008
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