Closer to the public but over the past few years specially this year it has been increasingly overshadowed and mired by protests comes at a very precarious time this is one of the last state of the nation address of the president is supposed to step down in 2022 it comes as the biggest Media Network in the country has been shut down forcibly shut down by congress that did not renew its franchise calling in and according to activists anti terror law has taken into effect and just a few days ago when for example local journalists in the southern philippines received Death Threats and another independent online use site north of manila has been raided by police so you know here at this point what theyre saying basically it remains to be seen what the president is saying but they are not very confident that the things that these going to be saying that she needs are real achievements that effect change on the ordinary people the philippines is still struggling to deal with the pandemic sau
The house select cubs subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis resistant to hear from former Federal Reserve chairs about economic inequity during the pandemic. Live coverage here on cspan2. George w. Bush in 2006 and oversaw the Federal Reserve is response to the Global Financial crisis. Before his tenure as fed chicken dr. Bernanke served as the chair of president council, bush is council of economic advisers. Dr. Yellen served as vice chair of the Federal Reserve until 2010, 2013 before being appointed chair. In 2014 of our president barack obama. Dr. Yellen also previously served in the white house as chair of the council of economic advisers. This is the first time that either dr. Bernanke or dr. Yellen has testified before Congress Since stepping down from the Federal Reserve. These extraordinary times require congress to seek out advice from experts with extraordinary experiences. As Congress Works to end this economic crisis and enable a strong recovery, we are fortunate to benef
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I now recognize myself for an opening statement. Chair,his tenure as fed he served as the chair of president bushs council of economic advisers. In their first congressional testimony since leaving the Federal Reserve, former chairs ben bernanke and janet yellen called on congress to take action to encourage economic recovery. To 2014 before being appointed chair. In 2014 by president barack obama. Dr. Yellen also previously asved in the white house chair of the council of economic advisers. Time eitherfirst dr. Bernanke or dr. Yellen have testified before Congress Since stepping down from the Federal Reserve. These extraordinary times require congress to seek out of experts with extraordinary experience. As Congress Works to end the economic crisis and enable a strong recovery, we are fortunate to benefit from their individual insights and gain from their unique position as Federal Reserve chairs in the last economic crisis and recovery. I want to thank both of them for agreeing to te
Come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. Today, a select subcommittee is pleased to welcome our distinguished panel, dr. Ben bernanke and dr. Janet yellen. Dr. Bernanke was appointed chair of the Federal Reserve by president george w. Bush in 2006 and oversaw the Federal Reserves response to the Global Financial crisis. Before his tenure as fed chair, dr. Bernanke served as the chair of president bushs council of economic advisers. Dr. Yellen served as vice chair of the Federal Reserve until 2010 to 2014, before being appointed chair in 2014 by president barack obama. Dr. Yellen also previously served in the white house as chair of the council of economic advisers. This is the first time that either dr. Bernanke or dr. Yellen has testified before Congress Since stepping down from the Federal Reserve these extraordinary times require congress to seek out advice from expert