Fetterman to Fed Chair Powell: ‘Do You Believe an Anecdote on Twitter About a Cookie That Costs $18?’

Fetterman So it s ░░░░░░░░ to be here with ░░░░░░░░ today Now I don ░░░░░░░░ know maybe some people ░░░░░░░░ America were talking about ░░░░░░░░ cookie that was 18 ░░░░░░░░ I was I was ░░░░░░░░ and I hope we ░░░░░░░░ that there is a ░░░░░░░░ that costs 18 And ░░░░░░░░ you believe that an ░░░░░░░░ on Twitter about a ░░░░░░░░ that costs 18 Is ░░░░░░░░ reflective of our economy ░░░░░░░░ where we re at ░░░░░░░░ not Powell I certainly ░░░░░░░░ not I don t ░░░░░░░░ much shopping these days ░░░░░░░░ that sounds like a ░░░░░░░░ expensive cookie Fetterman And ░░░░░░░░ and I believe that ░░░░░░░░ American economy now is ░░░░░░░░ envy of the world ░░░░░░░░ everything right now correct ░░░░░░░░ We are yes we ░░░░░░░░ performing very well compared ░░░░░░░░ our peer group Fetterman ░░░░░░░░ pretty great And is ░░░░░░░░ fair to say that ░░░░░░░░ stock markets are all ░░░░░░░░ at record highs right ░░░░░░░░ Pretty close Fetterman Yeah ░░░░░░░░ inflation has been pretty ░░░░░░░░ addressed right Powell It ░░░░░░░░ been coming down sharply ░░░░░░░░ the middle of last ░░░░░░░░ yes We got a ░░░░░░░░ to go on that ░░░░░░░░ we ve made a ░░░░░░░░ of progress Fetterman And ░░░░░░░░ profits are pretty robust ░░░░░░░░ that fair Powell I ░░░░░░░░ it is Fetterman Ok ░░░░░░░░ we can agree that ░░░░░░░░ don t understand why ░░░░░░░░ people seem to be ░░░░░░░░ about a cookie that ░░░░░░░░ 18 but that seems ░░░░░░░░ be against the evidence ░░░░░░░░ well.”