December 12,2002

Grassley on the Appointment of Stephen Friedman, Economic Adviser

M E M O R A N D U M

To: Reporters and Editors
Fr: Jill Gerber, 202/224-6522
Re: Stephen Friedman’s appointment
Da: Thursday, Dec. 12, 2002

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.”