Treasury secretary and Federal Reserve chair paul testified on the federal governments response to the corona virus pandemic. Including the impact of the Paycheck Protection Program on Small Businesses. From the House Financial Services committee, this is two hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible] including some required by the regulations. [inaudible] Remote Committee proceedings. Ive asked all members on the platform to keep themselves on me what when they are not being recognized. This will minimize disturbances while members are asking questions of the witnesses. Members on the platform are responsible for muting and on muting themselves. The staff has been instructed not t to meet its members except where a member is not being recognized. If there is inadvertent background noise. Members on the platform are reminded that they may only attend one remote hearing at a time. So if you are participating today, please remain with us during the hearing. Members should try to avoid
From the House Financial Services committee, this is two hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible] including some required by the regulations. [inaudible] Remote Committee proceedings. Ive asked all members on the platform to keep themselves on me what when they are not being recognized. This will minimize disturbances while members are asking questions of the witnesses. Members on the platform are responsible for muting and on muting themselves. The staff has been instructed not t to meet its members except where a member is not being recognized. If there is inadvertent background noise. Members on the platform are reminded that they may only attend one remote hearing at a time. So if you are participating today, please remain with us during the hearing. Members should try to avoid coming in and out of the meeting particularly during the question period. If during the hearing members wish to be recognized, the chair recommends members identify themselves by name so as to facilitate
Any time. Members are reminded to keep their video function on at all times. Members are reminded that theyre responsible for muting and unmuting themselves and to mute themselves after they are finished speaking. Consistent with the regulations accompanying the resolution, staff will mute members when not recognized to avoid inadvertent background noise. All house rules relating to order and decorum apply to this remote hearing. [ inaudible ] economy and i know recognize myself for four minutes to give an opening statement. Chair powell, the law that required the Federal Reserve chair to testify before congress twice each year was established back in 1978. However, no fed chair has ever testified before this committee with the economy in the condition that it is in today. More than 116,000 americans are dead from the coronavirus. And just last week, 21 states recorded an increase in their average daily new cases compared to the prior week. The april jobs report was the worst in Americ
Virus. This is two and a half hours. This hearing will come to order. This thing is another remote hearing by video. A few Video Conferencing for minors youre probably health used to these. Once you start speaking, there will be a slight delay before years displayed on screen. To minimize the background noise, please click the mute button until it is your turn to speak or ask questions. Theres a Technology Issue we will move to the next senator until resolved. I remind all senators there is a five minute clock that still applies and should be on your screen. At 30 remaining i will gently tap the gavel sometimes i forget to do that but i will try to do that better today. And remind you that your time is almost expired. To signify the process well get it rated to go by seniority for this hearing. Today Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell will update the committee on Monetary Policy development. In the state of the u. S. Economy. Its only been four months since the last hearing burstin
Along with several other members of our committee come of hr 2650, the payment choice act of 2019, a bipartisansupported bill, which would require merchants to accept cash. This legislation, i believe this article, because parts of the country and both leroux and orbit areas are more dependent on the both rural and urban areas are more dependent on the cash economy could i have run out of time did i encourage you to support this bill could thank you, chairman powell. Thank you, chairwoman waters, i yield back. Rep. Waters mr. Hines, you are recognized for five minutes. Thank you. That i would like to explore with you, and the first, who is the beneficiary of the billions of dollars that have been localized in the rescue . Chairman come as you know, people can do three things with money, buy stuff, rent, insurance, raw materials, keep people employed, pay wages, and third, it can serve as a capital structure. It can issue dividends. Chairman powell, as you know, in the Paycheck Protecti