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Watch: Mnuchin, Fed's Powell Testify At Senate Banking Hearing

WEKU | By wendy barnett

Published May 19, 2020 at 5:54 AM EDT

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testify in front of a Senate committee Tuesday -- congressional appearances required by a recently enacted coronavirus relief law. The quarterly CARES Act report comes as Powell urges Congress to pass additional fiscal help for the struggling economy. Watch the hearing live.

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