Stephen Friedman's appointment


Sen. Chuck Grassley, incoming chairman of the Committee on Finance, made the following comment on President Bush's appointment of Stephen Friedman to become director of the National Economic Council.

"Stephen Friedman has strong qualifications for this position and had a distinguished career on Wall Street. I appreciate his stated commitment to carrying out the President's agenda on economic growth and job creation. I look forward to working with him and the rest of the President's economic team to advance pro-growth and pro-jobs initiatives."