Tony Fratto
Tony Fratto
Salvatore Antonio "Tony" Frattowas Deputy Assistant and Deputy Press Secretary to former United States President George W. Bush...
announce enjoying secretary snow work
Secretary Snow is at work and enjoying his job, and we have nothing to announce on his future.
continue work
We'll continue to work on that. We're not going to set a timetable.
certainly felt iraqi money president work
The president felt that there will certainly be a need to put that money to work for the Iraqi people.
allowed market mechanism next reflect step supply work
The next step is that the mechanism be allowed to work and reflect market supply and demand.
achieving effective president priorities remaining secretary
We think the secretary can be more effective in achieving the priorities of the president by remaining in Washington.
adjust authority determination emergency government
The government has the authority to adjust the tariffs in an emergency situation, but no determination has been made yet.
hard understanding
We try to be understanding about it. There aren't any hard feelings.
based time
We think it's time to have someone permanently based in Beijing.
committee higher members priority protect security united united-states
There is no higher priority for the members of this committee than protect the security of the United States.
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China has made a reform to its exchange rate mechanism that was an important step. We still want to see greater currency flexibility in the region.
government price response severe whether
Obviously, if there are severe price spikes and severe shortages, we would want to take a look at whether a government response
congress engaged personally secretary snow strong voice
Secretary Snow will be personally engaged on working with Congress. He's been a strong voice on this for some time.
reports talk useful willing
We're always willing to talk about how to make reports like this as useful as possible.
coming facing government issues today treasury
We need our nominees in place here. Some of the most important issues facing the government today are coming through the Treasury Department.