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Federal Reserve chair urges more COVID-19 stimulus from Congress ASAP
nypost ^ | 12/16/2020 | Steven Nelson

Posted on 12/17/2020 6:42:39 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the US economy urgently needs more relief from Congress as COVID-19 cases surge.

Democratic and Republican leaders are wrangling over details for stimulus legislation ahead of a Friday government funding deadline.

“The case for fiscal policy right now is very, very strong and I think that’s widely understood,” Powell said following a Federal Reserve meeting, the New York Times reports.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government
KEYWORDS: congress; covid; stimulus; urges
Printing more money is not the answer. Open up the damn economy.
1 posted on 12/17/2020 6:42:39 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Turn OFF the damned printing press and turn ON the Economy.


2 posted on 12/17/2020 6:57:23 AM PST by eyeamok
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Money printer go BRRRR...

Here comes Porkulus 2.0, brought to you by Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Schumer, and signed by Biden on orders from Obama.

TARP-Yes
Cash for Clunkers 2.0- Yes
Infrastructure programs that reward union labor-Yes
Bailouts for Dem cities/states-yes
Student loan forgiveness-yes
End of state wide “act 10” provisions-yes
Voting “reform”-yes
Pork for Dem Congressmen/Senators-YES YES YES


3 posted on 12/17/2020 8:27:39 AM PST by Thunder90 (All posts soley represent my own opinion.)
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To: Thunder90

I forgot they will also rebirth Obamacare as part of this. Individual mandate will come back.


4 posted on 12/17/2020 8:28:26 AM PST by Thunder90 (All posts soley represent my own opinion.)
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To: Thunder90

5 posted on 12/17/2020 8:29:53 AM PST by Thunder90 (All posts soley represent my own opinion.)
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