We will receive testimony from the secretary of the check treasury as required under title iv of the cares act congress has appropriated 3 trillion to protect to fight the pandemic and to stabilize the infrastructure of our economic system. A large portion of this funding is from the title iv of the cares act which has significant resources for loans and loan guarantees and other investments from the Federal Reserve with the emergency lending facilities in the states and municipalities and tribes. The title iv provided 454 billion as the infusion into the Stabilization Fund to support the emergency lending facilities that facilitated the qualities to support eligible businesses, states, local governments and tribes. And to be authorized under section 13 and to stabilize those markets but the Federal Reserve announced the establishment of the intent to establish to support the Financial Markets and businesses including some that are supported by the cares act. Last week other members of
Heard officials of both administrations for two decades talk about agreements that are eventually going to happen, and they almost never do. Ambassador lighthizer has been a bit of a pit bull on this piece of it, but discussing it in the interagency process isnt really the same as pushing to help statebased backers understand that this has real consequences. I am glad it is a topic for discussion, but i would just say ,n the Intelligence Community oversight in the legislature, this is an increasingly bipartisan issue that republicans and democrats believe it is important to be holding these faux private Sector Companies in china to account, and show that we mean it, not just to say eventually somebody is going to come up the stairs if you keep stealing ip, and they continue to do it. For what it is worth, i think of one perspective on an increasingly bipartisan basis is serious. Sen. Crapo thank you. Thank you, mr. Chairman. My question is quite simple. Can i get both of your commitmen
Basis and do coordinate. I would just comment that ive worked closely with ambassador lighthizer on the china agreements and forced Technology Transfer is a major issue that weve been combatting. Fair, but weve heard u. S. Government officials of both administrations for two decades talk about agreements that are eventually going to have feet and they almost never do ambassador lighthizer has been a bit of a pitbull on this piece of it, but discussing it in the interagency process isnt the same as us pushing to help huawei and their state based actors to understand i. P. Theft has real consequences not just press releases i would just say and i know that the chairmans gavel implies im at time, but the Intelligence Community Oversight Committee of the community in the legislature, this is an increasingly bipartisan issue that republicans and democrats believe that its important for us to be holding these faux private Sector Companies in china to more account and the Chinese Government n
Massive local tax increases. Anyone of those alone threatens to make this economic crisis even worse and the combination of all three is almost unthinkable. The bureau of labor statistics just reported that state and local governments laid off nearly one million workers in april. That is almost one million firefighters, police officers, teachers, Emergency Personnel that should be on the front lines of the Public Health crisis but are sidelined instead. Chairman powell, let me start by asking, do you agree that our economy will get worse if state and local governments are forced to lay off even more firefighters, teachers, any and Emergency Personnel . Let me say what we are doing. We have a liquidity facility that is there to address the shortterm liquidity needs that these entities have because of their loss of revenue due to the effects of the pandemic. That is really the tool that we have. I appreciate that. That is not my question. States,ion is if counties, and municipalities con
To this virtual hearing the honorable steven mnuchin, secretary of the department of treasury and the honorable jerome powell, chairman of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve system. We will receive testimony from the secretary of the treasury and the chairman of the Federal Reserve as required under title iv of the cares act. Congress has appropriated 3 trillion to protect and support americans to fight the pandemic and also to stabilize the infrastructure of our economic system. A large portion of this funding is authorized under title iv of the cares act which provides resources for loans, guarantees, and other investments from treasury and the Federal Reserve 13. 3 emergency Lending Facility and programs in support of eligible businesses, states, municipalities, and tribes. Title iv of the cares act provided 454 billion as an infusion into the Exchange Stabilization fund to support the Federal Reserves emergency lending facilities that facilitate liquidity in the marketpl