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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 11: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies as Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (D-SC) is seen on a scree during a hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Powell reported to lawmakers about the Fed's continuing efforts to tame inflation and how and when to ease borrowing costs in the face of new tariffs, possible tax cuts and other institutional moves by the administration of President Donald Trump. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)