Tony Fratto
Tony Fratto
Salvatore Antonio "Tony" Frattowas Deputy Assistant and Deputy Press Secretary to former United States President George W. Bush...
careful open sending signal
We want to be very careful about sending any signal that we aren't open to investment.
eyes national open review security terms
This is a new review and we will look at it with open eyes in terms of the national security implications.
week
This is really the week it must be done.
kinds wants
No one wants to see these kinds of international tensions over these issues.
deal growth intended market perspective rapid using
It is intended to try to deal with moderating rapid growth using a market instrument, so from that perspective it's positive.
believe delayed effective further goes happy harm issue large tool view
Our view goes further than that. We'd be happy if it was delayed forever. We don't believe...using large tariffs as a tool on this issue is effective and we believe it could do more harm than good.
achieve achieved agreement among continuing discuss full hope ministers proposal
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.
changes company december filing forward initial involving since six treatment
The company since its initial filing back in December has come forward with new assurances and changes to the transaction involving the treatment of the six U.S. ports.
agency enforce law required
The law is the law and OFAC is an enforcement agency and it is statutorily required to enforce the laws.