Her term ands in february. Inwhen her term ends february. The committee will come to order. The chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. Members will have five legislative days to submit extraneous materials for the record. This is the purpose of receiving the semiannual testimony of the chair of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve system on Monetary Policy on the estate on the state of the economy. Recognize myself for an opening statement. Since we last convened on Monetary Policy, there have been encouraging economic headlines. Onfidence is up unemployment remains low, as does inflation. But it rests too much on incredibly low participation payment high disability participation rights. Both paychecks and savings for working Americans Still have room to grow after eight years of distortionary Economic Policy under the Previous Administration. On the fiscal front, help is on the way. House republicans have passed the American Health care act to l
Todays event follows events on the current trade agenda. We have nafta, trade with china. All of those events, videos from all of those events are available on w americastradepolicy. Com. We are looking at the future of trade and hosting a series of events looking at things like 3d printing and the impact those have on trade. We couldnt have timed it too much better. Last night the president was tweeting about trade deficits. As you know, the mission is to educate about trade policy. We couldnt be more happy than to have todays panel. Well have a discussion and then open it up for questions. With that, peter. Thank you very much. Thank you all who successfully braved the rain today. Obviously we have a very timely discussion topic today. Really it is at the very heart of the debate about u. S. Trade policy. We are very fortunate to have three recognized experts in trade policy, Economic Policy. To my left here is rob shapiro. They specialize in Economic Risks and Economic Policy. He is
Impact of trade deficits on the u. S. Economy hosted by Washington International trade association. This is about an hour and a half. Good morning, thank you for joining us. My name is kenneth levinsohn, i and the executive rector of the washington trade association. We are delighted so many of you braved the elements to be her today. But come also to our friends watching on cspan. Todays events follows a series we have had on the current trade agenda. We addressed the border withtment tax and trade china and the trade law toolbox. All of those all of those are available on our website, americastradepolicy. Com. All of our content as well, where we are looking at the future of trade anwill be hosting a series of events looking at things like new technologies such as 3d printing, intelligent vehicles, and the impact those would have on trade. We could not have time it much better trade last night the pre deficits and today he will issue an executive order on trade deficits. Tos our miss
Half. Good morning everyone. Thank you for joining us. We are delighted so many of you braved the elements to be here today, and welcome to our friends watching on cspan. Todays event follows events on the current trade agenda. We have nafta, trade with china. All of those events, videos from all of those events are available on www americastradepolicy. Com. We are looking at the future of trade and hosting a series of events looking at things like 3d printing and the impact those have on trade. Series of events looking at things like 3d printing, intelligent vehicles, and the impact that would have on trade. As of todays event, we could not have time to too much better. Last night the president himself was tweeting about trade deficits and today he will issue an executive order on the trade enforcement and trade our mission is to educate about trade policy. It cannot be happier than to have todays Panel Moderated by my old friend, longtime friends, ambassador peter al qaeda. After the
Half. Good morning everyone. Thank you for joining us. We are delighted so many of you braved the elements to be here today, and welcome to our friends watching on cspan. Todays event follows events on the current trade agenda. We have nafta, trade with china. All of those events, videos from all of those events are available on www americastradepolicy. Com. We are looking at the future of trade and hosting a series of events looking at things like 3d printing and the impact those have on trade. Series of events looking at things like 3d printing, intelligent vehicles, and the impact that would have on trade. As of todays event, we could not have time to too much better. Last night the president himself was tweeting about trade deficits and today he will issue an executive order on the trade enforcement and trade our mission is to educate about trade policy. It cannot be happier than to have todays Panel Moderated by my old friend, longtime friends, ambassador peter al qaeda. After the