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I assure this committee that, if I am confirmed, I will be strictly independent of all political influences... essential to that institution's ability to function effectively and achieve its mandated objectives.

Ben Bernanke
Independent, Political, Essentials
Ben Bernanke's Testimony Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, www.federalreserve.gov. November 15, 2005.
I assure this committee that, if I am confirmed, I will be strictly independent of all political influences... essential to that institution's ability to function effectively and achieve its mandated objectives.