I have concerns about the impact of children not being in school, and it is an important objective to reopen the schools safely as soon as we can.
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.
Since taking office 2 months ago, we have been expediting relief to areas of greatest need, for example, small businesses and especially the smallest small businesses, which are disproportionately owned by women and people of color.
There is an important increase in the child tax credit that is going to result in, along with other provisions, a 50-percent reduction in the child poverty rate.
There are 22 million people who say they don't have enough food to eat: 1 in 10 adults are hungry in America.
A key purpose of the [G-SIB] capital surcharge is to require the firms themselves to bear the costs that their failure would impose on others.
Too many Americans don't have access to easy payments systems and banking accounts, and I think this is something that a digital dollar, a central bank digital currency, could help with.
The Emergency Capital Investment Program is a tremendously important initiative that will really strengthen the capacity of CDFIs.
The IRS is doing a terrific job in implementing the Child Tax Credit program.
When Treasury--I mean, in this specific case, when the sanctions went into effect, there was a 45-day wind down period to allow U.S. businesses to conclude dealings and prevent undue or immediate harm to them.
The Treasury and the Biden administration feel very strongly about having a Tax Code and enforcement of that Tax Code that is fair and doesn't unduly burden working people at the expense of corporations and wealthy individuals.





