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Office Hours with Brian Deese 7/26/11

Brian Deese, Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, responds to your questions on President Obama's speech and the ongoing deficit debate in the first White House office hours. http://www.wh.gov/officehours

  1. whitehouse
    whitehouse@whitehouse
    Starting shortly: WH Office Hours w/ Brian Deese, Economic Advisor to the President. Use #WHChat to ask your Qs. http://www.wh.gov/officehours
    Tue, Jul 26 2011 14:04:56
  2. whitehouse
    whitehouse@whitehouse
    Brian is here -- we're kicking off our first WH Office Hours now. Ask your Qs with #WHChat. http://www.wh.gov/officehours
    Tue, Jul 26 2011 14:07:58
  3. gmo418
    gmo418@gmo418
    one of the top drivers of the debt is bush tax cuts for the rich, why not end them now if you really want to cut debt #WHChat #p2
    Tue, Jul 26 2011 11:11:39
  4. whitehouse
    whitehouse@whitehouse
    .@gmo418: POTUS strategy is to cut deficit and debt over medium and long term, phased in to not jeopardize economic growth #WHChat
    Tue, Jul 26 2011 14:11:00
  5. hippie2u
    hippie2u@hippie2u
    @whitehouse #WHChat Why has POTUS taken so long to highlight source of present debt? Bohner, McConnell, Cantor all voted 4 expenses w/ Bush
    Tue, Jul 26 2011 14:15:57
  6. whitehouse
    whitehouse@whitehouse
    .@hippie2u: Check out new chart on sources of the debt. http://wh.gov/rBp. #WHChat
    Tue, Jul 26 2011 14:22:23
  7. RebelRepublican
    RebelRepublican@RebelRepublican
    #WHChat How is either Reid or Boehner plan solution w/out revenue increases? Mid-class & poor sacrifice more & rich nothing so what balance?
    Tue, Jul 26 2011 11:02:13
  8. whitehouse
    whitehouse@whitehouse
    .@RebelRepublican POTUS wants balanced $4T plan. House GOP balked. Reid plan = downpayment & compromise, removes uncertainty avoids default
    Tue, Jul 26 2011 14:16:22
  9. macon44
    macon44@macon44
    snapped a pic of Brian Deese answering ?'s during #officehours more info: http://goo.gl/L0EwB follow #whchat http://t.co/kVDj6x6
    Tue, Jul 26 2011 14:25:20
  10. Chris_For
    Chris_For@Chris_For
    #WHchat Is the plan to cut all Corp Subsidies or just a select few?
    Tue, Jul 26 2011 14:22:08
  11. whitehouse
    whitehouse@whitehouse
    thx @Chris_For POTUS plan would eliminate subsidies that don't help economy (e.g. oil&gas) while reforming tax system to promote growth
    Tue, Jul 26 2011 14:27:20
  12. GadgetVirtuoso
    GadgetVirtuoso@GadgetVirtuoso
    @whitehouse Why does everyone always talk about medicare and SS cuts but don't talk about the other budget items that are wasteful? #WHChat
    Tue, Jul 26 2011 14:26:11
  13. whitehouse
    whitehouse@whitehouse
    .@GadgetVirtuoso: Key reason we need balance, with revenue, defense & all on table, is w/o, burden on prgms like medicare & SS = too great.
    Tue, Jul 26 2011 14:30:33
  14. macon44
    macon44@macon44
    & here's another. FYI Brian Deese is Deputy Director of the National Economic Council #WHChat http://t.co/38zXbdh
    Tue, Jul 26 2011 14:33:15
  15. EMT_stofferj
    EMT_stofferj@EMT_stofferj
    I heard the news mention wks ago that POTUS can use the 14th amdt to incr the debt ceiling. Is that true? Is he willing to do it? #WHChat
    Tue, Jul 26 2011 14:30:24
  16. whitehouse
    whitehouse@whitehouse
    .@EMT_stofferj: sadly, no offramps exist. Only Congress can act to raise debt limit and remove uncertainty weighing on our economy #WHChat
    Tue, Jul 26 2011 14:34:25
  17. cjmarsh725
    cjmarsh725@cjmarsh725
    #WHChat What are the odds of a compromise being reached before the deadline? The markets will recover faster the faster it's done.
    Tue, Jul 26 2011 14:32:23
  18. whitehouse
    whitehouse@whitehouse
    .@cjmarsh725: We are confident this will get done, but now is the time for action. For sake of economy, need common-sense compromise #WHChat
    Tue, Jul 26 2011 14:37:22
  19. SSReaney
    SSReaney@SSReaney
    @whitehouse @cjmarsh725 #WHChat Obama doesn't even have a written plan, he's flying by the seat of his pants trying to run this country!
    Tue, Jul 26 2011 14:41:35
  20. whitehouse
    whitehouse@whitehouse
    .@SSReaney @cjmarsh725. Read POTUS's balanced $4t plan here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/04/13/fact-sheet-presidents-framework-shared-prosperity-and-shared-fiscal-resp #WHChat
    Tue, Jul 26 2011 14:45:55
  21. macon44
    macon44@macon44
    Shouts in the office when Deese figures out how to shrink his answer down to 140 - on the nose! #WHChat
    Tue, Jul 26 2011 15:01:31
  22. progressvnproud
    progressvnproud@progressvnproud
    we're not hearing much about the FAA - what is the financial impact of the shutdown? #WHChat
    Tue, Jul 26 2011 14:38:27
  23. whitehouse
    whitehouse@whitehouse
    .@progressvnproud FAA shutdown = senseless econ harm: ~4k employees furloughed, construction halted nationwide. Congress must act #WHChat
    Tue, Jul 26 2011 14:42:47
  24. cjmarsh725
    cjmarsh725@cjmarsh725
    #WHChat Would it be possible to get the numbers involved in our budgeting 'crisis' in a clear and succinct format online?
    Tue, Jul 26 2011 14:35:31
  25. whitehouse
    whitehouse@whitehouse
    .@cjmarsh725: Here you go, our debt challenge in one graphic. http://wh.gov/rBp. #WHChat
    Tue, Jul 26 2011 14:39:15

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