JEC Holds Hearing on "The Economic Outlook"
September 25, 2008
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC), held a hearing on the Economic Outlook for the United States with Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Ben Bernanke, a. Chairman Bernanke provided his first Congressional testimony following the September Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). The Joint Economic Committee, along with Chairman Bernanke, discussed the effects of the credit crunch and housing crisis, growing inflation, and current state of the economicdownturn.
Opening Statements:
- Chairman Schumer (PDF - 89.0 KBs)
Witness Statements:
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