In 2008 and been burning he was head chair, he had to create one from scratch. A few of us expected successes would need to refer to it so soon but for all of us, left a copy for jake powell to consult. I recommend for people on this call if they are interested in very book called firefighting which is a summary of the crisis is one called First Responders which gets deep into the individual programs. I recommend everyone have a look at it over the next couple weeks. Been among other things as interesting as the economic historian. What we are experiencing now, put that in context, give us a sense of what will determine how deep this recession will be, perhaps how long it will last, how effective the fiscal and Monetary Policy responses been and what is likely to come and whether the covid19 recession will leave longlasting scars on the us and global economy. I will turn it over to ben for his remarks after which david wessel will host questions and then it will be instructions on how
One from scratch. A few of us expected that his successors would need to refer to it so soon but generally for all of us he left a copy for jay powell that i would recommend for people on this call if theyre interested. Theres a good book called firefighting which is a summary of the crisis and one called First Responders which gives deep into the individual programs and i recommend everyone have a look at it over the next couple of weeks. And among other things its a distinguished economic historian suited to put this horrible event that we are experiencing in context so it will give us a sense today of what will determine how deep this recession will be, perhaps how long it will last , how effective the fiscal and Monetary Policy response has been and perhaps whether the covid19 recession will leave longlasting scars on the us and Global Economy so ill turn this over to ben or his remarks after which david wessel will pose some questions and after that i think there will be some inst
1140, which the clerk will report by title. The clerk a bill to enhance the Security Operations of the Transportation Security Administration and stability of the transportation Security Work force by applying the personal system under title 5 United States code to employees of the Transportation Security Administration who provide screening of all passengers and property, and for other purposes. The chair when the committee of the whole rose earlier today amendment number 9 printed in house report 116411, offered by the gentlewoman from florida, miss mucarselpowell, had been postponed. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, proceedings will now resume on those amendments printed in house report 116411 on which further proceedings were postponed in the following order. Amendment number 7 by mr. Cisneros of california. Amendment 9 by ms. Mucarselpowell of florida. The chair will reduce to two minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote after the first vote in this series. The Unfinished
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