Obama’s Economic Team Debut

Published by Pamela Gentry on Monday, November 24, 2008 at 6:13 pm.

President-elect Barack Obama, second from the right, introduces his economic team during a news conference, Monday, Nov. 24, 2008, in Chicago. From left are, Treasury Secretary-designate Timothy Geithner, Council of Economic Advisers Chair-designate Christina Romer, and National Economic Council Director-designate Lawrence Summers. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

By Pamela Gentry, Senior Political Producer
Nov. 24, 2008 — President-Elect Barack Obama moved one step closer to putting his economic plan into motion by announcing the key leadership post who will now be responsible for making his economic plans a reality. 

Flanked by his veep, Obama told reporters, “Today, Vice President-Elect Biden and I are pleased to announce the nomination of four individuals who meet these criteria to lead our economic team: Timothy Geithner as Secretary of the Treasury; Lawrence Summers as the Director of our National Economic Council; Christina Romer as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors; and Melody Barnes as Director of the Domestic Policy Council. “

Obama said he understands the enormity of the task and has asked his team to move forward swiftly.  “Again, this won’t be easy.  There are no shortcuts or quick fixes to this crisis, which has been many years in the making – and the economy is likely to get worse before it gets better.

As if tempering his and the expectation of the American people, he added, “A full recovery won’t happen immediately.”

Managing expectations won’t be easy, but at least its a start.
 

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olounwa Said on

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seschris Said on

olounwa,

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jfffnn Said on

cecillenoe
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jfffnn Said on

Typo : BROKE it should read



olounwa Said on

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olounwa Said on

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rednblack Said on

I am encouraged by Baracks economic team….most of them are pro-growth, anti-taxes , free-traders and right-of-center( ALL But Summers would be just as comfortable serving a Repub). In fact, the markets have rallied since announced his selections.
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I am particularly fond of Romer who has a vast paper trail of studies noting the damages of increasing taxes during a recession.
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Overall……VERY GOOD PICKS!!!



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and i’am broke like i say .you happy about it.not only i’am broke someone inside the border customs in miami mess up my passport and now i look like a stupid because i have to find a way to get a visas w.and europeenne don’t need visas for usa.look today i have here right now a lot white american in europe now just maybe they don’t like obama then they less the country and you don’t have nothing to do to jffnn craziness on the net.lol.



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