Yellen opening remarks to Senate committee identical to February 11 House testimony

27/02/2014 - 16:02

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's opening remarks on the U.S. economy as prepared for delivery to the Senate Banking Committee are identical to the prepared testimony she delivered to a House of Representatives panel earlier this month.

Yellen is set to testify to the Senate committee at 10 a.m. (1500 GMT).

(Reporting by Timothy Ahmann; Editing by Paul Simao)