Political Quotes

Tim Geithner: “We have to find a way to give the American people confidence that we are going to have a framework that brings these…”

On the recordNovember 18, 2009
We have to find a way to give the American people confidence that we are going to have a framework that brings these deficits down.
Said by
Tim Geithner
New York

Editor's note · Context

Geithner stresses the need for a framework to reduce deficits and build public confidence.

Share

More from Tim Geithner

Mar 19, 2012

I believe, as does the President, that there is no plausible way for us to address the many economic challenges facing the country, including our unsustainable fiscal deficits, without asking those most fortunate few to pay a modestly…

congress.gov
Feb 14, 2012

The only way to restore fiscal responsibility and still preserve the commitments we need to make to our retirees and national security, is by a modest increase in the effective tax rate for the Americans who are in the best position to…

congress.gov
Mar 20, 2012

If the U.S. Government were at this time... to significantly reduce the assistance it provides students going to college, that would be a bad thing for the country.

congress.gov
Dec 4, 2012

When Timothy Geithner says today that he's willing to go over the cliff, he's saying it because, yes, it's posturing. But he's also saying it because he means it.

transcripts.cnn.com

Other voices in this conversation