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Wed, Aug 03 2011 16:34:41

Office Hours with Brian Deese 8/03/11

Brian Deese, Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, responds to your questions on jobs and the economy in another session of White House office hours.

  1. whitehouse
    whitehouse@whitehouse
    Brian Deese from the National Economic Council will be here soon for Office Hours. Use #whchat to ask your ?s on the debt compromise.
    Wed, Aug 03 2011 13:05:28
  2. whitehouse
    whitehouse@whitehouse
    Hi all, I'm here and ready to answer your questions. -Brian #WHChat
    Wed, Aug 03 2011 13:07:30
  3. MinortyMajority
    MinortyMajority@MinortyMajority
    @whitehouse #WHChat #FAA why don't you threaten to shutdown airports because of lack of FAA funding. Time to play #Hardball!
    Wed, Aug 03 2011 11:33:32
  4. whitehouse
    whitehouse@whitehouse
    .@MinortyMajority Congress must act, 10ks of #jobs in the balance. Short term #FAA ext can be done today w/o them returning to DC #WHChat
    Wed, Aug 03 2011 13:11:00
  5. epstein_laura
    epstein_laura@epstein_laura
    @whitehouse What specific measures will Obama take or promote in order to decrease #unemployment? #WHChat
    Wed, Aug 03 2011 13:09:39
  6. whitehouse
    whitehouse@whitehouse
    .@epstein_laura immediate steps: extend payroll tax cut worth ~$1k for typical family, unemployment insurance & infrastructure bank #WHChat
    Wed, Aug 03 2011 13:13:08
  7. smalltowngrl93
    smalltowngrl93@smalltowngrl93
    #WHChat has any president and his family ever slid around the whitehouse in their socks?
    Wed, Aug 03 2011 13:12:27
  8. whitehouse
    whitehouse@whitehouse
    .@smalltowngrl93 Don't know about presidents but I have been known to go shoeless at work from time to time. Not, w/ potus, mind you #WhChat
    Wed, Aug 03 2011 13:17:00
  9. KirstenWhitlock
    KirstenWhitlock@KirstenWhitlock
    I don't think it is Pres. Obama's job to create jobs, I think his job is to create an environment conducive to job creation. #WHChat #jobs
    Wed, Aug 03 2011 13:16:17
  10. whitehouse
    whitehouse@whitehouse
    .@KirstenWhitlock most impt is laying foundation 4 strong priv sector job growth; best govt role is w incentives; smart investments #WHChat
    Wed, Aug 03 2011 13:20:18
  11. ThomDaugherty
    ThomDaugherty@ThomDaugherty
    Does the President still believe in a grand vision for bringing Highspeed Rail and Clean Energy to the U.S?. @Whitehouse #WHChat
    Wed, Aug 03 2011 13:19:58
  12. whitehouse
    whitehouse@whitehouse
    .@ThomDaugherty (1 of 2) short answer: yes. POTUS HS rail program is moving forward (http://www.fra.dot.gov/rpd/passenger/2243.shtml) and...
    Wed, Aug 03 2011 13:22:51
  13. whitehouse
    whitehouse@whitehouse
    .@ThomDaugherty (2 of 2) just last week, POTUS announced historic agreement on natl fuel economy standards (http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/07/29/remarks-president-fuel-efficiency-standards) #WHChat
    Wed, Aug 03 2011 13:24:40
  14. travelerbill
    travelerbill@travelerbill
    @whitehouse Any plans for infrastructure improvmnts in the near future. I kno its up to the states, what if they refuse Fed $$?? #WHChat
    Wed, Aug 03 2011 13:23:59
  15. whitehouse
    whitehouse@whitehouse
    .@travelerbill when they've refused, we've repurposed $$s to states that are ready willing and able to put them to use #WHChat
    Wed, Aug 03 2011 13:25:55
  16. JoannDeLanoy
    JoannDeLanoy@JoannDeLanoy
    How are students being screwed this time? No one ever mentions that growing issue..apparently the US doesn't really value education #WHchat
    Wed, Aug 03 2011 13:21:57
  17. whitehouse
    whitehouse@whitehouse
    .@JoannDeLanoy in debt deal, POTUS fought for $17bn to ensure full Pell Grant increase, will help 9m students, $5500/yr for college #WHChat
    Wed, Aug 03 2011 13:28:30
  18. Battle4America
    Battle4America@Battle4America
    #WHChat What will the president do to get small banks lending again?
    Wed, Aug 03 2011 13:24:02
  19. whitehouse
    whitehouse@whitehouse
    .@Battle4America good timing, check out the Treasury's announcement from just this AM: http://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/tg1268.aspx #WHChat
    Wed, Aug 03 2011 13:29:59
  20. leesy45
    leesy45@leesy45
    #WHChat what can Obama do to decrease the widening gap b/ t rich and poor? This deal appears to only make it worse. thx
    Wed, Aug 03 2011 13:20:26
  21. whitehouse
    whitehouse@whitehouse
    .@leesy45 invstmts like education are key; deal allows us to protect them. But potus thinks most fortunate also need to contribute #WHChat
    Wed, Aug 03 2011 13:36:58
  22. pfarr86
    pfarr86@pfarr86
    @whitehouse a @HuffingtonPost article says that grad students are hit hard by the debt deal. Can you comment on that?#whchat
    Wed, Aug 03 2011 13:36:59
  23. whitehouse
    whitehouse@whitehouse
    .@pfarr86 grad students can still access subsidized loans and defer payments. Modest changes help fund college access for millions #WHChat
    Wed, Aug 03 2011 13:41:19
  24. LeftyTWS15
    LeftyTWS15@LeftyTWS15
    #WHChat what's the hold up on the FAA contract?
    Wed, Aug 03 2011 13:38:47
  25. whitehouse
    whitehouse@whitehouse
    .@LeftyTWS15 intransigence. Congress can solve this problem, and solve it today. Since '07 they've done so 20 times. #WHChat
    Wed, Aug 03 2011 13:43:14

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