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FORBES: A Deadhead At Heart? Fed Chair Powell Confirms Visit To Virginia Dead & Co. Show

A Deadhead At Heart? Fed Chair Powell Confirms Visit To Virginia Dead & Co. Show

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Powell was on Capitol Hill to answer questions about what the Fed is doing to battle inflation Wednesday when Rep. Wiley Nickel (D-N.C.) seized the opportunity to clear up confusion that first sparked when Punchbowl News co-founder Jake Sherman shared a photo of a man who looked a lot like Powell at a concert last month.

 

"How was this show? Did you like it?" Nickel asked after waxing poetic about missing a D.C.-area concert with Jerry Garcia in 1995.

Powell replied: "It was terrific. What can I say? It was great. I've been a Grateful Dead fan for 50 years,” leading to Nickel clapping back: “I like people who like the Grateful Dead.”
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