Dr. Orszag Allays Fears of Senate Finance Committee

Posted by Staff on January 22, 2008 |

Testifying to the Senate Finance Committee on possible solutions to the current economic crisis, Dr. Peter R. Orszag responded to questions regarding the recent dip in the stock market. Here he reassures Chariman Max Bauchus (D-MT) that financial markets should remain separate and that the stock market is not an indicator of future trends in the real economy.

 
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January 22, 2008
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2 Responses to “Dr. Orszag Allays Fears of Senate Finance Committee”

  1. Layla Says:
    February 6th, 2008 at 1:27 pm

    I was happy to hear that Dr. Orszag had good things to say the Senate Finance Committee. Hopefully, the economy will rebound soon.

  2. Tina Anderson Says:
    February 20th, 2008 at 3:18 pm

    That’s good news, but I disagree with his notion that the stock market is not an indicator of future trends in the economy.

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