Healthcare matters on many dimensions

The Chairman of the United States’ Federal Reserve Ben Bernake talks about one of the major issues facing the United States’ economy - healthcare. He says that healthcare makes up over 15 percent of the total economy, making it impossible to separate healthcare from politics. (0:38)
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Senator Bunning (R-KY) Calls for Congressional Independence in Combatting Recession

At a hearing of the Senate Financial Committee, Senator Jim Bunning (R-KY) asserts Congress' independence from the Federal Reserve, blaming Chairman Ben Bernanke for the current state of the U.S. economy.
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