The stock market is down sharply from its peak. Bank failures are rising. The federal government is taking extraordinary actions to shore up a beleaguered economy. In the midst of the crisis, a government official reflects: "We cannot stand by when a house is on fire to engage in lengthy debates.... In such a situation, we instinctively seize uponrnand utilize whatever method. ..offers assurance of speediest success." Quick: Is that Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke speaking before Congress ? U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. on the bailout of mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae? No, it was Henry B. Steagall, chairman of the House Committee on Currency & Banking-in 1932.
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机译：股市从最高点急剧下跌。银行倒闭率正在上升。联邦政府正在采取特别行动，以支持陷入困境的经济。在危机中，一位政府官员反映：“当房屋着火时，我们不能袖手旁观，进行冗长的辩论……。在这种情况下，我们本能地抓住并使用任何方法。最快的成功。”快速：美联储主席本·伯南克是否在国会面前发言？美国财政部长小亨利·保尔森（Henry M.Paulson Jr.）是否对抵押贷款巨头房地美（Freddie Mac）和房利美（Fannie Mae）进行了救助？不，是1932年内务委员会货币与银行事务委员会主席亨利·B·斯泰格尔（Henry B. Steagall）。
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