We should take a fresh look at conflicts across the system because you do not want to have anybody in public office have their actions viewed through the prism of concern that they are motivated by anything but the broad interests of the system.
Geithner emphasizes the need to address potential conflicts of interest.
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I do not believe there is a credible argument to make that uncertainty about our fiscal deficits or uncertainty about the design of regulation in Washington today is having a material adverse effect on the American economy today.
If those were embraced by the Congress tomorrow, there would be substantially more confidence around the world in the capacity of this political system in Washington.
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.
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