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Bernanke is a Republican and was appointed to the Federal Reserve Board, and elevated to Chairman, by  Republican President, [[George W. Bush]]; he was confirmed by the Senate .   
 
Bernanke is a Republican and was appointed to the Federal Reserve Board, and elevated to Chairman, by  Republican President, [[George W. Bush]]; he was confirmed by the Senate .   
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Bernanke played a major role, along with Treasury Secretary [[Henry Paulson]] in forging a vast, extremely expensive response to the [[Financial Crisis of 2008]]. The Fed and Treasury commitments exceeded $1 trillion in direct aid and over $6 trillion in loan guarantees as stock prices returned to 2003 levels.  Bernanke, an expert on the Great Depression of 1929, was intervening aggressively to prevent a repeat of that disaster, but as of December 2008 the economy continued to fall rapidly.  He refused to allow Fed funds to be used to rescue the automobile industry.
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Bernanke played a major role, along with Treasury Secretary [[Henry Paulson]] in forging a vast, extremely expensive response to the [[Financial Crisis of 2008]]. The Fed and Treasury commitments exceeded $1 trillion in direct aid and over $6 trillion in loan guarantees as stock prices returned to 2003 levels.  Bernanke, an expert on the Great Depression of 1929, was intervening aggressively to prevent a repeat of that disaster.
    
In October Bernanke endorsed an eventual stimulus program that gave support to the the proposed spending plans of [[Barack Obama]].<ref>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122455027730552509.html</ref>  Bernanke's term extends to early 2010.
 
In October Bernanke endorsed an eventual stimulus program that gave support to the the proposed spending plans of [[Barack Obama]].<ref>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122455027730552509.html</ref>  Bernanke's term extends to early 2010.
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==Criticisms==
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As of December 2008 stock continued to fall rapidly.  He refused to allow Fed funds to be used to rescue the automobile industry.{{fact}}
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==External links==
 
==External links==
 
* [http://www.princeton.edu/~bernanke/jstor.htm Bernanke's Main scholarly articles in JSTOR]
 
* [http://www.princeton.edu/~bernanke/jstor.htm Bernanke's Main scholarly articles in JSTOR]
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