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Fed chair warns of long, painful downturn if Congress does not provide more economic relief

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell gave a dire warning Wednesday that the U.S. economy could become stuck in a painful multiyear recession if Congress and the White House do not authorize more aid to address the coronavirus pandemic's economic fallout.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.Read moreJacquelyn Martin / AP