January 16, 2008 -January 16, 2008 216 Hart Senate Office Building - 9:30 am Print Facebook Twitter Email Washington D.C. - U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) convened a Joint Economic Committee (JEC) hearing to examine the targeted economic policies for fending off the predicted recession. Archived Webcast Archived Webcast Permalink: https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2008/1/what-should-the-federal-government-do-to-avoid-a-recession_1524