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
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