Obama's New Money Man
President Obama used his press conference officially nominating Jack Lew as Treasury Secretary to answer critics. "Under President Clinton, he presided over three budget surpluses in a row. So for all the talk out there about deficit reduction, making sure our books are balanced, this is the guy who did it- 3 times." But Lew's got a lot of tricky economic issues to deal with: including fiscal fights with Congress over the U.S. deficit.
Featured Articles
Ads By Google
Video from KIRO 7
KIRO 7 Eyewitness News for iPad
Get the new KIRO 7 Eyewitness News for iPad app -- featuring the latest news, photos, videos, weather, traffic and a livestream of all KIRO 7 newscasts.
From Our News Partners
More local news
© 2013 Cox Media Group. By using this website,
you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices
.
You're Almost Done!
Select a display name and password
{* #socialRegistrationForm *} {* socialRegistration_displayName *} {* socialRegistration_emailAddress *} {* traditionalRegistration_password *} {* traditionalRegistration_passwordConfirm *}Tell us about yourself
{* registration_firstName *} {* registration_lastName *} {* registration_postalZip *} {* registration_birthday *} {* registration_gender *} {* agreeToTerms *}