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Dick Durbin's Public Statements on Issue: Monetary Policy

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02/16/2022 Tweet - "If Republicans want to play political games with the debt ceiling, then it's time to take this important decision out of their hands. It's time we transfer debt ceiling authority to the @USTreasury Secretary instead."
01/25/2021 Tweet - ".@JanetYellen will be an outstanding and historic Treasury Secretary and I look forward to working with her to help our economy recover from this pandemic."
01/19/2021 Tweet - "Janet Yellen has the experience and expertise to bring our economy back from COVID-19. She must be quickly confirmed and I look forward to working with her as the next Secretary of the Treasury."
01/12/2021 Tweet - "COVID-19 has upended the American economy. Spoke with @JanetYellen today about her plan to help unemployed Americans & struggling small businesses as Secretary of the Treasury. She is an experienced leader who will hit the ground running & I look forward to working with her."
11/30/2020 Tweet - "If confirmed, Janet Yellen will not only become the first woman to serve as Treasury Secretary, she'll also be the first former Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers & Chair of the Federal Reserve to serve in that role. @JoeBiden couldn't have chosen a more qualified person."
06/17/2020 Tweet - "100 economists--among them 2 fmr. chairs of the Fed. Reserve, 3 fmr. chairs of the Council of Economic Advisers, & 2 Nobel Laureates--are urging Congress to pass another #COVID19 relief package. Sen. McConnell must bring the House-passed #HeroesAct to the floor for a vote ASAP."
06/11/2020 Tweet - "I'll heed the advice and dire warnings of Chairman Powell -- a respected mind on our economy -- over this President's wishful thinking."
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