Tony Fratto
Tony Fratto
Salvatore Antonio "Tony" Frattowas Deputy Assistant and Deputy Press Secretary to former United States President George W. Bush...
reports talk useful willing
We're always willing to talk about how to make reports like this as useful as possible.
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.
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It is intended to try to deal with moderating rapid growth using a market instrument, so from that perspective it's positive.
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We need our nominees in place here. Some of the most important issues facing the government today are coming through the Treasury Department.
continue work
We'll continue to work on that. We're not going to set a timetable.
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The president felt that there will certainly be a need to put that money to work for the Iraqi people.
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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 really the week this must be done because the Congress will be out of session at the end of this week.
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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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The best thing we can do is ensure that these people are allowed to do their jobs.
currency dollar national policy strong values
The administration's policy on the dollar is unchanged. A strong dollar is in the national interest. Currency values should be set in open, competitive markets.
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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.
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The next step is that the mechanism be allowed to work and reflect market supply and demand.
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There is no higher priority for the members of this committee than protect the security of the United States.