Tony Fratto
Tony Fratto
Salvatore Antonio "Tony" Frattowas Deputy Assistant and Deputy Press Secretary to former United States President George W. Bush...
adjustment asia economies foremost global point process question role
Undersecretary Adams is on point on this issue, and the question of the role of the economies in Asia in the global adjustment process is foremost in his mind.
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It's not a question for the Secretary of the Treasury to rethink how the law is enforced. For some countries, it's difficult. For some companies, it's difficult.
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We'll continue to work on that. We're not going to set a timetable.
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We think the secretary can be more effective in achieving the priorities of the president by remaining in Washington.
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The deal to provide 100 percent debt cancellation is in jeopardy,
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We want to be very careful about sending any signal that we aren't open to investment.
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China has made a reform to its exchange rate mechanism that was an important step. We still want to see greater currency flexibility in the region.
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We try to be understanding about it. There aren't any hard feelings.
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The government has the authority to adjust the tariffs in an emergency situation, but no determination has been made yet.
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There is no higher priority for the members of this committee than protect the security of the United States.
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Obviously, if there are severe price spikes and severe shortages, we would want to take a look at whether a government response
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Secretary Snow will be personally engaged on working with Congress. He's been a strong voice on this for some time.
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Secretary Snow is at work and enjoying his job, and we have nothing to announce on his future.
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The secretary's doing his job, and he's focused on the U.S. economy right now.