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Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank Ben Bernanke

The 56-year-old chairman of the Fed is TIME's 2009 Person of the YearPhotographs by Dan Winters for TIME

Inside the World of Ben Bernanke

A glimpse into the rarified rooms in Washington where the Fed Chairman oversees the U.S. financial system Photographs by Dan Winters for TIME

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November 03, 2011

"I think it would be helpful if we could get assistance from other parts of the government to help create more jobs."

- BEN BERNANKEchairman of the Federal Reserve, after the policy-making body significantly reduced its economic growth forecast through 2013 but decided against further action
September 21, 2011

"To date, we have seen no evidence that further monetary stimulus will create jobs or provide a sustainable path towards economic recovery."

- A STATEMENfrom Republican House and Senate leaders in a letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, asking that he "resist further extraordinary intervention in the U.S. economy"
August 26, 2011

"The country would be well-served by a better process for making fiscal decisions."

- BEN BERNANKEFederal Reserve chairman, noting that the political battle over raising the debt-ceiling had disrupted the financial markets and adding that the U.S. economy is recovering with the nation's long-term prospects remaining strong

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