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Steven Chu: “I wanted someone that could manage this huge portfolio to spend the money wisely but also to spend it quickly to put…”

On the recordFebruary 11, 2009
I wanted someone that could manage this huge portfolio to spend the money wisely but also to spend it quickly to put Americans back to work.
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Steven Chu

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Chu explains the need for a stimulus adviser during economic crisis.

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