critical it is that congress address this issue. america must pay its bills on time and in full. if we do not, we will eviscerate our current recovery. in a matter of days, the majority of americans would suffer financial pain as critical payments like social security checks and military paychecks would not reach their bank accounts and that would likely be followed by a deep recession. >> aren't all members of congress, come on, aren't you embarrassed by the silliness of this debt limit thing, this shenanigan. just shame on all of you, shame. come on. particularly republicans, you're playing games this time. i know democrats play games but enough of this. this is stupid. enough of it. meanwhile powell also testified on the state of pandemic-related supply chain issues and inflation warning that the new omicron variant could push back the recovery. >> the recent rise in covid-19