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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.

Jun 15, 2021

China is our most serious competitor, and that it poses challenges to our security and our democratic values.

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Jun 15, 2021

The President has pledged that no taxpayer earning under $400,000 will see their taxes raised by as much as a penny.

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Jun 15, 2021

He proposes to raise rates on dividends and capital gains on the principle that it is not fair for workers to pay a larger share of their wage income than wealthy individuals pay on their rewards.

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Jun 15, 2021

The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act... fills a need that is really not addressed anywhere else, as far as I know, in our tax structure.

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Jun 15, 2021

While the highest earners have seen their income grow, families at the bottom end of the distribution have seen their pay stagnate.

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Jun 15, 2021

The New Markets Tax Credit--as you mentioned, the President has proposed an additional allocation. And we think that it is an important way of channeling funds to qualified community development entities that, in turn, can make investments…

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Jun 7, 2021

This negotiation has been going on for, I believe, eight years. It stalled under the Trump administration. And so I really consider this an historic achievement.

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Jun 7, 2021

There has been a global race to the bottom in corporate taxes, where countries compete by lowering their tax rates instead of the well-being of their citizens and natural environments.

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May 5, 2021

It is really shocking and distressing to see estimates suggesting that the gap between what we`re collecting in taxes under our tax law and what we should be collecting if everybody were paying the taxes that are due, that amounts to over…

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Apr 6, 2021

Janet Yellen wants to do this. But her ability to do it is going to be slim to none.

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Apr 4, 2021

This demand for American products creates U.S. jobs that pay better. Studies have shown that women, in particular, could earn as much as 20 percent more in these export-based jobs.

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