Tony Fratto
Tony Fratto
Salvatore Antonio "Tony" Frattowas Deputy Assistant and Deputy Press Secretary to former United States President George W. Bush...
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The World Bank's analysis seems to give greater credence to the ability of a Niger to pay back its unsustainable debt than it does for the G-8 countries to meet their commitments.
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We think it's time to have someone permanently based in Beijing.
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No one wants to see these kinds of international tensions over these issues.
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The results in this administration point to nearly 5 million new jobs created since the President's Jobs and Growth bill passed the Congress in 2003, the unemployment rate at 4.7 percent -- lower than the average of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, rapid economic growth, historically low interest rates, and low inflation.
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This is a new review and we will look at it with open eyes in terms of the national security implications.
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This is really the week it must be done.
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We're always willing to talk about how to make reports like this as useful as possible.
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The president felt that there will certainly be a need to put that money to work for the Iraqi people.
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We need our nominees in place here. Some of the most important issues facing the government today are coming through the Treasury Department.
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The next step is that the mechanism be allowed to work and reflect market supply and demand.
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The best thing we can do is ensure that these people are allowed to do their jobs.
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The administration's policy on the dollar is unchanged. A strong dollar is in the national interest. Currency values should be set in open, competitive markets.
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It's another example of the Chinese using market instruments to deal with market conditions in their economy.
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The ministers are continuing to discuss the proposal this morning. We hope to achieve an agreement among the full G-8 ministers but we have not achieved that yet.