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. >> the gentleman yields back and the gentleman from new york, mr. meeks for four, five minutes. >> thank you, chairman powell for being here. and i will pick up right where we are. 2019, 2020, the entire world was under the unprecedented pandemic with covid, is that correct? >> yes. >> and that changed a lot of things because not just for the united states, but for the entire world. it affected the economies of countries, just about on the planet. is that also not correct? >> yes. >> supply chains were disrupted. in fact i could remember many americans and people around the world could not get toilet paper or paper towels, and some of the basics. and so the prices because of, you know, supply and demand, skyrocketed, causing the inflation. not only in the united states, but basically all over the world. is that correct? >> yes. >> so therefore the feds had to do certain things because of what we were in at that particular time. we couldn't go back and act light pandemic wasn't there. we had to do something to try to make sure that we were able to ge
. >> the gentleman yields back and the gentleman from new york, mr. meeks for four, five minutes. >> thank you, chairman powell for being here. and i will pick up right where we are. 2019, 2020, the entire world was under the unprecedented pandemic with covid, is that correct? >> yes. >> and that changed a lot of things because not just for the united states, but for the entire world. it affected the economies of countries, just about on the planet. is that also not...
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i see my time has expired and i know recognize ranking member mr. meeks. >> thank you. i'm not going to speculate because i don't think we should be speculating or giving our own opinions, or paraphrasing of what you are saying. i'm going to take you for what you are saying and not going to guess on what my thoughts are, e because we want to do an investigation to determine what we should learn from this. let me join that chairman and say to our gold star families how much we appreciate you and the heroes that lost their lives . i know there is nothing we can do to bring them back. they are indeed heroes for our country and i thank you for your sacrifices. i will tell you that no matter whether it is a democrat or a republican, i truly believe that we will always hold them dear and acknowledge the heroes that they are. thank you for being here. ambassador, you have worked tirelessly over the years to negotiate and implement the doha deal, as did many others in our government. i have some questions i want to ask, and based upon your experience, they are mostly yes or no.
i see my time has expired and i know recognize ranking member mr. meeks. >> thank you. i'm not going to speculate because i don't think we should be speculating or giving our own opinions, or paraphrasing of what you are saying. i'm going to take you for what you are saying and not going to guess on what my thoughts are, e because we want to do an investigation to determine what we should learn from this. let me join that chairman and say to our gold star families how much we appreciate...
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. >> i yield back, mr. chair. >> will go to the gentleman from new york. mr. meeks, for five minutes. thank you, for being here. this includes 2020. the entire world, was looking at an unprecedented covid pandemic. is that correct? that changed a lot of things. not just the united states, but for the entire world. economies, countries, just about plan. is that correct? i could remember many americans. this is toilet paper or paper towels. some of the basics. this is going to be supply and demand. >> therefore, the fed is right here. this is going to be through the pandemic. that is correct. now, we are at the point where we are about to go through this pandemic. this is close to the pandemic. i think you are correct. by most accounts, our economy is doing well. this is part of the world. we say that correct? >> i would say part of the other countries are looking at it. this is a different place. thereafter. they have a labor market that is strong with unemployment rates. as you stated, inflation is also coming down faster than anyplace else on the planet. is t
. >> i yield back, mr. chair. >> will go to the gentleman from new york. mr. meeks, for five minutes. thank you, for being here. this includes 2020. the entire world, was looking at an unprecedented covid pandemic. is that correct? that changed a lot of things. not just the united states, but for the entire world. economies, countries, just about plan. is that correct? i could remember many americans. this is toilet paper or paper towels. some of the basics. this is going to be...
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mr. chairman, yield back. >> now recognized dr. miller meeks from iowa. >> thank you, i want to the witnesses for testifying before the select committee today. i want to also say that i am eight former director of the state department of health in iowa. public health. i was vaccinated and gave vaccines in all 24 counties of my district. however, i have never been for a vaccine mandate for covid-19, both when i was disturbing vaccines as well as today. dr. marks, covid vaccine -- covid-19 remains a public challenge given growing vaccine hesitancy and fatigue. as a public health director and as a state senator, vaccine hesitancy and fatigue is not new. this is been an issue but has been greatly enhanced through covid-19 vaccine mandates. to optimize the effectiveness of covid-19 vaccines, i understand that the fda has recommended periodic updates to vaccine composition. as we have seen with influenza, a clear framework for strain selection supports the timely availability of a supply of platforms. i believe that multiple fda approved
mr. chairman, yield back. >> now recognized dr. miller meeks from iowa. >> thank you, i want to the witnesses for testifying before the select committee today. i want to also say that i am eight former director of the state department of health in iowa. public health. i was vaccinated and gave vaccines in all 24 counties of my district. however, i have never been for a vaccine mandate for covid-19, both when i was disturbing vaccines as well as today. dr. marks, covid vaccine --...