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PBS NewsHour | Bernanke Warns Sequester Could Slow Economic Recovery | PBS

Duration: 09:10
Program: PBS NewsHour #10572
Broadcast Date: Feb. 26, 2013

Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke warned Congress that the automatic spending cuts slated to take effect Friday could put a drag on economic growth. Gwen Ifill talks to economist Nariman Behravesh about whether political paralysis will affect the economy and how consumers are shrugging off Washington dysfunction.

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Post Date: February 26, 2013