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Position:
Secretary - Treasury
The secretary of the treasury is the principal economic adviser to the president and plays a critical role in policy-making by bringing an economic and government financial policy perspective to issues facing the government. The secretary is responsible for formulating and recommending domestic and international financial, economic, and tax policy, participating in the formulation of broad fiscal policies that have general significance for the economy, and managing the public debt. The secretary oversees the activities of the department in carrying out its major law enforcement responsibilities; in serving as the financial agent for the United States Government; and in manufacturing coins and currency. The secretary, also known as the chief financial officer of the government, serves as chairman pro tempore of the president's Economic Policy Council, chairman of the boards, and managing trustee of the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds. He or she also serves as U.S. governor of the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Type of Appointment/Position: Presidential with Senate confirmation
Nominee's Background:
Dean, a true fiscal conservative is the 5-time governor of Vermont, who successfully balanced its budget every year and left the state in surplus, when most other states where having budget shortfalls.
Nominating Speech:
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Progressive Criteria:
The Treasury Department will
Put protecting consumers ahead of protecting the interests of banks, including protecting confidentiality, measures against identify theft, protections against predatory lending, especially from credit card companies;
Work to guarantee bankruptcy protection for ordinary Americans;
Support adding labor and environmental safeguards to international trade agreements;
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Comments so far:
In the News
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Howard Dean rallies University of Michigan students to fight to keep Democrats in office this November
Howard Dean takes the stage Wednesday night at Rackham Auditorium on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.Ryan J. Stanton | AnnArbor.com Former Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean told a crowd of mostly University of Michigan......
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Dean, Dingell, others rally campus crowd to turn out for Dems in midterm
Former Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean and United States Rep. John Dingell (D–Mich.) headlined a College Democrats rally last night aimed at getting students involved in the midterm elections. read more
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Ann Arbor news roundup: September 9
AnnArbor.com's daily roundup offers you a look at some of the stories on our site today, as well as other content about Ann Arbor around the Web. Howard Dean takes the stage Wednesday night at Rackham Auditorium on the campus......
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Samuel H. Dean
Age: 74 Residence: Lake Arbor. Education: BS, management and technology, University of Maryland, University College. Howard Dean - President - United States - Government - Elections
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It’s official: Alan Grayson is ‘hero’ to Democratic faithful
U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson has not won re-election, but he has earned big love from Democrats. Grayson brought in more votes than any other House member to earn the title of “progressive hero” from members of Democracy for America. That’s an organization founded in 2001 by former Vermont governor and Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean [...]
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Trippi a true believer in Brown's cause
Renowned godfather of 'netroots' campaigning helps craft Dem's media message
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HUFFPOST HILL - SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2010
What's Your Reaction? Today aces were dug out of holes, cards unsheathed from sleeves and bags of tricks more or less dumped onto our national conversation.
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Scaring White People
With polls showing that about 70 percent of Americans believe building an Islamic cultural center containing a mosque just two blocks away from Ground Zero is inappropriate, the far left is once again on the run. read more
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Public option out, Democrats press on
Senate Democratic leaders abandoned the last vestige of a government health plan yesterday but pledged to move ahead on a sweeping health care overhaul, infuriating many liberals but pleasing President Obama, who said victory on his highest domestic priority was within sight.
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Obama For Mayor!
He knows Chicago’s neighborhoods. He built a diverse coalition in a city sorely in need of new leadership. Maybe Barack Obama is in the wrong job.
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