Jake Siewert
Jake Siewert
Richard L. "Jake" Siewert, Jr.is head of corporate communications for Goldman Sachs. He served as White House Press Secretary during the administration of U.S. President Bill Clinton and in Treasury department during the Obama Administration...
determine timing
We will not determine the timing of the vote.
absolutely conduct given office past record timing
The timing of it absolutely reeks, but given the past conduct and record of that office is not surprising.
consulting next
We don't want to pre-judge how the next administration will proceed. We've been consulting with them all along.
wait
We'll wait and see how it comes out in the Senate.
congress emerges president stated stay whatever work
The president has stated that he'd like to stay and get the work done. But we'll take a look at whatever emerges from Congress at the end of the day.
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The president will talk at some length about the history of our relationship, but more importantly about the future and where he sees that relationship going.
advice certainly offered sure
Certainly he's an experienced debater, and she said she's never done this before. I'm sure he's offered some advice.
divided divisions heal meant obviously point toward war
Obviously the war divided a lot of Americans. If anything, this is meant to heal those divisions and point the way toward a new future.
bush economy growth inflation mean qualified state talk team
Mr. Cheney was part of the 'Whip Inflation Now' team and he was part of a Bush administration that had a pretty anemic growth record, but that doesn't mean he's qualified to talk about the state of the economy today.
clear examine farmers food help others provisions sell
We'll have to examine the details. But it is not clear that the provisions will actually help American farmers and others who want to sell food to Cuba.
bill critical deal dealing law litigation meet national prepared president priority sign tailored
We think this bill is critical to meet a national priority and the president is prepared to sign it into law because it is narrowly tailored to deal with litigation dealing with the Y2K problem.
behind blame budget fact february hard lays
We put out a budget in February that lays out where we stand. It's hard to blame us for the fact that they are well behind on their work.
candidates democratic election final helping lady president role talking various vice wants weeks
We will do what we can to be helpful. We will be talking to all the various campaigns. The president wants to play a role in the final two weeks of the election -- helping Democratic candidates around the country, from the vice president to the first lady to various congressional members.
decision president
The president made the decision on the merits.