politico.com - 11/25/2008
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Obama announced his budget director, Peter Orszag, and deputy, Rob Nabors, at a press conference focused on austerity.
"If we are going to make the investments we need, we are going to have to shed the spending that we don’t need," he said.
He didn't detail cuts, though he ...
Two More for the Economic Brain Trust —
The Stump
Obama tapped two more
members of his economic team today. As rumored, Peter Orszag, current director
of the Congressional Budget Office, will head the White House Office of
Management and Budget. His deputy will be Rob Nabors, who currently serves as
staff director for the House ...
Obama Appoints Orszag OMB Director —
News
President-elect Barack Obama announced Tuesday the appointment of Congressional Budget Office director Peter Orszag as head of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Orszag, who served as an economic policy assistant in the Clinton Administration, is widely known for his ...
Obama: No business as usual on spending —
The Swamp
by Frank James
Here's President-elect Barack Obama's opening statement from today's press conference at which he announced his nomination of Peter Orszag as director of his Office of Management and Budget and Rob Nabors as the deputy director.
Obama also sent the message that he planned ...