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<title><![CDATA[Timothy Geithner - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/17464.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Timothy Geithner]]></description><category domain="17464">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Financial Crisis Amnesia]]></title>
							<link>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203986604577253272042239982.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Timothy Geithner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Four years ago, on an evening in March 2008, I received a call from the CEO of Bear Stearns informing me that they planned to file for bankruptcy in the morning.Bear Stearns was the smallest of the major Wall Street institutions, but it was deeply entwined in financial markets and had...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Dodd-Frank Retreat Deserves a Veto]]></title>
							<link>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303661904576454220154404398.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Timothy Geithner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Two and a half years ago, with our country on the edge of a second Great Depression, we met with the president in the White House to discuss whether to move in those first months of his administration to legislate fundamental reform of the financial system&#194;&#151;or wait until we had put the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Secretary Geithner at the International Monetary Conference]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/06/06/secretary_geithner_at_the_international_monetary_conference_110102.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Timothy Geithner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Remarks by Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner to the International Monetary ConferenceAtlanta, GeorgiaAs Prepared for Delivery Thank you, Rick, for that introduction. It's good to be here at this conference and to have this opportunity to speak to you today about the state of global...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Auto Rescue Was Right Choice]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-rescue-worth-fueling/2011/05/31/AGypMlFH_story.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Timothy Geithner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On June 1, 2009, General Motors filed for bankruptcy,  backed by $30 billion in support from the federal government. The same  day, in the same New York courthouse, a judge approved Chrysler's plan  to forge an alliance with Fiat and emerge from bankruptcy as a  restructured business...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Secretary Geithner on Entitlements and the Debt Ceiling]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/05/13/secretary_geithner_on_entitlements_and_the_debt_ceiling_109855.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Timothy Geithner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Department of the TreasuryAs Prepared for DeliveryThe Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees met this morning to complete their annual financial review of the programs and to transmit their reports to Congress. I'd like to welcome my fellow Trustees and particularly our two new...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Geithner's Testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Comm.]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/03/03/geithners_testimony_to_the_senate_foreign_relations_comm_109101.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Timothy Geithner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Chairman Kerry, Ranking Member Lugar, Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify.
You asked me to talk about the global economic outlook and how we can advance U.S. economic interests, working through international institutions such as the multilateral development...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Geithner's Testimony to House Financial Services Committee]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/03/01/geithners_testimony_to_house_financial_services_committee_109071.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Timothy Geithner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Written Testimony before the House Committee on Financial Services
Chairman Bachus, Ranking Member Frank, and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify this morning. Two weeks ago, we released a report outlining our vision of the next steps for reforming the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Secretary Geithner's Prepared Testimony on the Budget]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/02/15/secretary_geithners_prepared_testimony_on_the_budget_108907.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Timothy Geithner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Written Testimony of Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner Before the House Committee on Ways and Means
Chairman Camp, Ranking Member Levin and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the President's Fiscal Year 2012 Budget.I.              ...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Five Myths About TARP]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/07/AR2010100705081.html?hpid=topnews</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Timothy Geithner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Born at the peak of the financial crisis in 2008, the Troubled Asset Relief Program expired last week, ending what was perhaps the most maligned yet most effective government  program in recent memory. Despite new evidence about the low ultimate  cost and positive impact of the TARP,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Secretary Geithner's Remarks to the Brookings Institution]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/10/06/secretary_geithners_remarks_to_the_brookings_institution_107458.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Timothy Geithner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Remarks at the Brookings InstitutionAs Prepared for Delivery
This weekend, finance officials from around the world will gather in Washington, along with the senior management of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.  The G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meet in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[China's Currency Policies and the U.S.-China Economic Relationship]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/09/16/chinas_currency_policies_and_the_us-china_economic_relationship_107191.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Timothy Geithner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and House Ways and Means Committees
Chairman Dodd, Ranking Member Shelby, Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on Treasury's semiannual Report to Congress on International Economic and Exchange Rate...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Geithner's Remarks to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/09/13/geithners_remarks_to_the_congressional_hispanic_caucus_107131.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Timothy Geithner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Conference
As Prepared for Delivery
As everyone here knows, the President came into the office facing the worst economy since the Great Depression. We were losing nearly 800,000 jobs a month. Small businesses were closing their doors. Home prices...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Geithner's Opening Remarks at the Conference on the Future of Housing Finance]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/08/17/geithners_opening_remarks_at_the_conference_on_the_future_of_housing_finance_106788.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Timothy Geithner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Geithner's Opening Remarks at the Conference on the Future of Housing Finance
Good morning.
Let me start with some acknowledgments.
My thanks and compliments to Shaun Donovan and his team at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, to Diana Farrell at the White House, and to my...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Geithner's Remarks to the Center for American Progress]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/08/04/geithners_remarks_to_the_center_for_american_progress_106613.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Timothy Geithner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Center for American Progress
Thank you, John and Doug, for hosting this event and for your efforts through the Center for American Progress and the American Action Forum to better inform our national discussion.
We face important economic choices in the next several months, and these...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Welcome to the Recovery]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/opinion/03geithner.html?ref=opinion</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Timothy Geithner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The devastation wrought by the great recession is still all too real for millions of Americans who lost their jobs, businesses and homes. The scars of the crisis are fresh, and every new economic report brings another wave of anxiety. That uncertainty is understandable, but a review of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Geithner's Remarks on the Passage of Wall St. Reform]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/07/15/geithners_remarks_on_the_passage_of_wall_st_reform_106352.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Timothy Geithner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In March of 2008, as the fires of this financial crisis were just starting to burn, then-Senator Obama traveled to New York and outlined a vision for Wall Street reform - reform to prevent those fires from burning again.
He called for a restoration of responsibility, for a more stable...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Geithner's TARP Testimony to the Oversight Panel]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/06/22/geithners_tarp_testimony_to_the_oversight_panel_106053.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Timothy Geithner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Chair Warren and members McWatters, Neiman, Silvers, and Troske, thank you for the opportunity to testify about government policies to address the financial crisis, in particular the role of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
Our economy is still going through an incredibly...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Geithner's Remarks on Targeting Iran's Nuclear Programs]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/06/16/geithners_remarks_on_targeting_irans_nuclear_programs_105983.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Timothy Geithner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Remarks on Designations Targeting Iran's Nuclear and Missile ProgramsAs Prepared for Delivery
Over the past year and a half, President Obama has pursued a broad, international strategy to address deep concerns over Iran's nuclear program.
A critical step in that strategy came last week,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Secretary Geithner's Testimony on China]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/06/10/secretary_geithners_testimony_on_china_105920.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Timothy Geithner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Testimony before the Senate Finance Committee
Chairman Baucus, Ranking Member Grassley, Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify about China.
I want to talk today about the opportunities, and challenges, in this important relationship.
Our policy is to expand...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Geithner's Remarks at the Port of Tacoma]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/05/18/geithners_remarks_at_the_port_of_tacoma_105627.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Timothy Geithner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner Remarks at the Port of Tacoma
As Prepared for Delivery
Governor, thank you for that introduction. It's great to be here in Washington State. It is good to get out of Washington, DC, to see how things are going in our economy and to listen to people talk...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Geithner: Causes of the Financial Crisis and the Case for Reform]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/05/06/geithner_causes_of_the_financial_crisis_and_the_case_for_reform_105473.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Timothy Geithner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Testimony Before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Causes of the Financial Crisis and the Case for Reform
Chairman Angelides, Vice Chairman Thomas, members of the Commission, thank you for the opportunity to testify.
Nearly eight decades ago, after a series of banking crises led to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Geithner's Testimony on Financial Reform Tax]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/05/03/geithners_testimony_on_financial_reform_tax_105431.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Timothy Geithner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Written TestimonySenate Committee on Finance
Chairman Baucus, Ranking Member Grassley, Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today regarding the Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee.
On October 3, 2008, Congress gave the Treasury Department...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Geithner's Testimony on Financial Services]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/04/29/geithners_testimony_on_financial_services_105364.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Timothy Geithner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Statement before the Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General GovernmentAs Prepared for Delivery
Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Collins, members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the chance to testify today.
Today, the full Senate begins debate...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Geithner's Testimony on Lehman Brothers]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/04/20/geithners_testimony_on_lehman_brothers_105241.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Timothy Geithner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[House Committee on Financial Services
Chairman Frank, Ranking Member Bachus, Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify.
On September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers became the largest bankruptcy in American history.   And in the days that followed, it helped push our...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Preventing the Next Financial Crisis]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/12/AR2010041203341.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Timothy Geithner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[America is close to turning the page on this economic crisis. While far too many Americans are still out of work and face deep economic hardship, we have now reported three quarters of positive growth and the beginnings of job creation. As the economy improves, we are winding down the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Secretary Geithner's Remarks to the United Steel Workers]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/03/31/secretary_geithners_remarks_to_the_united_steel_workers_104998.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Timothy Geithner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaAs Prepared for Delivery
Good Afternoon.
The economy is gradually, but definitely, getting stronger. We are coming back, and we are coming back faster and stronger than most people predicted - faster and stronger than Europe and Japan. It is going to take more...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Geithner's Speech to the American Enterprise Institute]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/03/25/geithner_speech_transcript_american_enterprise_institute_104923.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Timothy Geithner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Good afternoon. Arthur - thank you for that introduction. And thank you all for being here today.
We are at a defining moment in the debate about financial reform.
It's been two and a half years since the crisis started. It's been nine months since President Obama first laid out a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Geithner's Testimony to the House Financial Services Comm.]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/03/23/geithners_testimony_to_the_house_financial_services_comm_104882.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Timothy Geithner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Introduction 
Promoting and maintaining stability in the housing market is critical to achieving economic recovery and sustainable long term growth.  The Administration's broad housing policies, including support for the ongoing functions of the Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs),...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Geithner's Prepared Testimony to the Appropriations Comm.]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/03/10/geithners_prepared_testimony_to_the_appropriations_comm_104718.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Timothy Geithner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[House Committee on AppropriationsSubcommittee on General Government and Financial Services
Chairman Serrano, Ranking Member Emerson, members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the chance to testify about the President's Fiscal Year FY 2011 Budget for the Department of the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Geithner's Testimony to the House Budget Committee]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/02/24/geithners_testimony_to_the_house_budget_committee_104543.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Timothy Geithner</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Written Testimony before the House Budget Committee
Chairman Spratt, Ranking Member Ryan and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the President's Fiscal Year 2011 Budget.
The U.S. economy is still in the midst of one of the most...]]></description>
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