Secretary Janet Yellen
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78th Secretary of the Treasury. Former Fed Chair. Always an economist.
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http://home.treasury.gov 29-11-2020 22:12:26
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Today, I welcomed counterparts from the Five Finance Ministries to Treasury Department. We reaffirmed our commitment to deepen partnership on shared economic security priorities, including efforts to address common economic risks and vulnerabilities from overconcentrated supply chains.
In response to Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel, Treasury Department is taking swift and decisive action to impose new sanctions targeting the Iranian UAV program and major revenue generators, in a coordinated action with the United Kingdom. home.treasury.gov/news/press-rel…
Minister Christian Lindner and I met today to discuss our joint work on implementing sanctions against Russia for its illegal war in Ukraine, and the continued importance of coordinating efforts to counter sanctions evasions, support Ukraine, and ensure Russia pays for its damage.
I welcomed Deputy Prime Minister Choi and Minister Suzuki to Treasury Department for a discussion about our shared objectives in the Indo-Pacific and globally, including expanding resilient supply chains. The U.S. deeply values our close partnership with Japan and the Republic of Korea.
Today, I met President Asakawa of Asian Development Bank. The U.S. supports ADB’s leadership in the Asia-Pacific as it helps borrowers address the climate crisis and mobilize more private capital. I look forward to forging a deepened relationship with ADB as it works to achieve greater impact.
Thanks to President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, the IRS is delivering. This Filing Season, the IRS has answered 9/10 calls with 3-minute average wait times. Prior to the IRA, fewer than 2/10 calls were answered, with ~30-minute average wait times.
Millions of Americans can now file taxes for free directly with the IRS because of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act.
Watch as Secretary Janet Yellen explains more and then head to DirectFile.IRS.gov to file today.