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Thanks, and welcome everyone. When we held our First Virtual Discussion Forum six weeks ago, i dont know if we would have imagined this would become, as it has, such a wonderful ongoing series. We are incredibly fortunate to be able to draw upon a network here at jackson of our senior fellows, faculty, and our friends. One such former senior fellow is sir general graeme lamb. Graeme has taught at jackson for number of years, is a retired army officer who served for 38 years, including as commander of the field army. General lamb is a renowned expert on leadership, on crisis planning, and counterinsurgency. He served in Senior Leadership roles in iraq and afghanistan alongside the u. S. Generals petreus, crystal, and mattis, further cementing that special bond that connects the United States and united kingdom. Graeme is a dear friend and i am grateful he has taken the time, along with your friends over your right shoulder, in the cool helmet, to join us. We are delighted today to be jo
Under george h. W. Bush, working on financial institutions, the treasury, and between that and his joining the board of governors in 2012, he was a visiting scholar at the department of policy center. At the time when fiscal policy is as much or more critical, it is hard to imagine we could have anybody better than jay powell. Thank you for coming back to the peterson institute, chairman powell. Chairman powell thanks. Its great to be back. I have some brief remarks, then i look forward to our discussion. The coronavirus has left a devastating human and economic toll as it has spread. This is a Worldwide Public Health crisis and healthcare workers have been the First Responders showing courage and determination and earning our lasting gratitude. So have the legions of other essential workers who put themselves at risk every day on our behalf. As a nation we have temporarily withdrawn from many kinds of economic and social activity to help slow the spread of the virus. Some sectors of t
Is not we dont need to be captives or hostage to the idea that in an earlier age there was no physical way, there was no technological way for us to come together and i would suggest that only under the very narrow circumstances anticipated by this resolution could we continue to work on behalf of the american public. I appreciate and yield back you also raised are the point. I dont think theres any constitutional issues revolving revolving around whether or not committees can meet virtually. I mean, the constitution the commit constitution creates the committees. We all agree on that. Miss shalala. Mr. Chairman, i want to make a comment about the suggestion that scientists and Public Health people are making policy in this country. They are not. Were the policymakers. The governors, the mayors are the policymakers. They seek advice during a crisis like this one with a vicious virus from experienced scientists and Public Health officials, and they can take that advice or not take that
Achieved a few weeks ago passing the cares act, two. 2 trillion dollars 96 nothing to do with the voice vote passing 484 billion more almost two two. 7 trillion that is an amount far in excess of the annual federal budget of the United States of america for Discretionary Spending in a matter of days and weeks. We knew we are facing a National Emergency and we still do. The senate is here today because the majority leader has brought us back to washington against medical advice. We know the standard in the district of columbia . And from the normal working place to protect yourself and everyone else. The majority leader tells us we are here to do the nations business which can only be done in only possible talk about careful steps back. I have been waiting for the majority leader to announce with the business of this week will be for the things we should be doing. I know the endless telephone Conference Calls and the comments by friends and neighbors, there are many Unanswered Questions