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Geithner on tax and entitlement reform

January
21

Treasury Secretary-designate Timothy Geithner is telling the Senate Finance Committee that President Barack Obama wants to consider entitlement reform and reform of the nation’s corporate tax system.

Geithner noted that the Congressional Budget Office estimates the federal deficit will be in the range of $1.2 trillion and that the new administration does not expect an economic recovery alone will make it manageable.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 at 11:14 am by Brian Tumulty.
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