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The Economic Outlook |
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Thursday November 8th, 2007 |
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As the subprime mortgage market fallout spills over into the broader housing market, trade deficits rise, and the dollar weakens, Sen. Schumer and the JEC Members will ask Chairman Bernanke for his views on the nation’s economic future and for guidance in dealing with current economic conditions. |
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| Opening Statements: | Senator Schumer's Opening Statement |
| Congresswoman Maloney's Opening Statement | |
| Witnesses: | Mr. Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Sysytem |
| Charts: | The Bush Economy: The Most Protracted Post-War Jobs Slump |
| The Bush Economy: Employee Compensation Has Lagged Far Behind Productivity | |
| The Bush Economy: Real Earnings Growth Has Been Weaker and More Unequal Than It Was in the Late 1990s | |
| The Price of Oil | |
| Location: | 216 Hart Senate Office Building |
| Time: | 10:00am |
| Press Advisory: | |
| Watch the Hearing | |