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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama tapped labor economist
Alan Krueger for a top administration post Monday, rounding out his
White House economic team ahead of a highly-anticipated
announcement next week on a new jobs initiative.
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Speaking in the Rose Garden, Obama said he expected Krueger, a
former Treasury Department official and Princeton economist, to
provide him with unvarnished economic guidance, not partisan
political advice.
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“That’s more important than ever right now,” Obama said. “We need
folks in Washington to make decisions based on what’s best for the
country, not what’s best for any political party or special
interest.”
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With the nation’s unemployment rate stubbornly stuck above 9
percent and much of the public deeply dissatisfied with Obama’s
handling of the economy, the president has promised a new set of
jobs proposals. He said Monday that he would make those
announcements next week.
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“Our great challenge as a nation remains how to get this economy
growing faster,” Obama said. “That’s our urgent
mission.”
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Alan Krueger stands by as he President Barack Obama, not seen,announces him as as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers,
Monday, Aug. 29, 2011, in the Rose Garden of the White House in
Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
“> Alan Krueger stands by as he President Barack Obama, not seen,
announces him as as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers,
Monday, Aug. 29, 2011, in the Rose Garden of the White House in
Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
