John W. Snow
John W. Snow
John William Snowwas the CEO of CSX Corporation, and served as the 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury under U.S. President George W. Bush. He replaced Secretary Paul O'Neill on February 3, 2003 and was succeeded by Henry Paulson on July 3, 2006, in a move that had been anticipated. Snow submitted a letter of resignation on May 30, 2006, effective "after an orderly transition period for my successor." Snow announced on June 29, 2006 that he had completed...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEconomist
Date of Birth2 August 1939
CountryUnited States of America
Resolving that, I think, will be very beneficial for the economy. We're already seeing it in lower energy prices,
We would expect some continuing moderation in the energy market, ... But it's clear the United States has to be less dependent on supplies from abroad.
Inflation is still pretty well in check. We do have energy prices that are unwelcome, too high. I hope Congress can take some action on that.
Well, I think the best thing we can do for the short term is move good energy legislation through to the Congress; I'm encouraged that there's some prospect for that now.
Higher energy prices act like a tax.
The development and use of hybrid vehicles is a key step toward reducing gasoline consumption, emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions. I commend the manufacturers who are making these energy-efficient and environment-friendly vehicles and hope that the President's energy bill proves to be an important step in their rising prominence on American roads.
I think we'll be successful with the quiet financial diplomacy,
I think we need to rise above partisan politics on this one,
I would think that next month we would see better numbers,
We continue to have a strong dollar policy; we continue to support the strong dollar policy. It's been our policy and will continue to be our policy.
I was here when the cemetery was dedicated last fall. We had a good turnout then and a good turnout now. I'm so impressed with the cemetery that I'm going to pick out a plot for myself.
When we talk about our housing market, we're really talking about hundreds of housing markets, each with different characteristics, in local markets,
To say we have a roadmap would be too grandiose a characterization, ... We do have a long list of things that are being worked on that we're suggesting need to be dealt with.
Well, the U.S. is running a current account deficit; we are creating lots of investment opportunities in the United States that exceed our own domestic savings rates, so the issue here is to encourage higher savings rates in the United States.