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Janet Yellen

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Janet Louise Yellen is an American economist currently serving as the 78th United States Secretary of the Treasury, a position she has held since January 26, 2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party and has a distinguished career in economic policy and public service. Yellen previously served as the Chair of the Federal Reserve from 2014 to 2018, becoming the first woman to hold that role. During her tenure at the Federal Reserve, she focused on issues such as unemployment and inflation, advocating for policies aimed at economic recovery following the 2008 financial crisis.

May 11, 2022

I think this is something that we would be-- working on, on a bipartisan basis to discuss alternatives and evaluate them as something that I think would be very worthwhile.

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May 11, 2022

Absolutely. We can thank the American Rescue Plan for the strong labor market we have now and the strong financial position of most households.

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May 10, 2022

I believe that eliminating the right of women to make decisions about when and whether to have children would have very damaging effects on the economy and would set women back decades. Roe v. Wade and access to reproductive health care…

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Apr 18, 2022

Putin`s war on worsening international food insecurity.

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Apr 5, 2022

I think that these surcharges should remain in place.

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Apr 5, 2022

We have not seen major use of crypto as a way of evading sanctions.

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Apr 5, 2022

I absolutely do, and we have advocated for it very strongly.

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Apr 5, 2022

President Biden has made it clear, and I certainly agree with him, that it cannot be business as usual for Russia in any of the financial institutions.

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Apr 5, 2022

I think often, Chinese lending can be predatory and result in unsustainable debt and influence on countries.

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Apr 5, 2022

Clearly, the Administration and the Treasury Department are opposed to any unilateral change in the status quo with respect to Taiwan.

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