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Gov't Continues Efforts at Health Reform
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Following Pres. Obama's town hall meeting on health care, Austan Goolsbee, the Chief Economist on the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board, gives further detail on reform legislation.
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House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Christina Romer goes over the Obama Administration's spending priorities and efforts to stabilize the U.S. economy. Those efforts include stress tests administered to the nation's largest banks, the President's $3.4 trillion budget plan & war funding, and Congressional reaction.
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Austan Goolsbee, Chief Economist of the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board, shares the Obama Administration’s plans for economic recovery. Efforts include reforming health care, making major changes in energy and education, and championing fiscal responsibility
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