Geithner Blames GOP for Slow Economic Recovery
The Hill reports:
Republican opposition to the Obama administration's agenda has stunted an economic recovery in the U.S., Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner charged Wednesday evening.
Geithner blamed politics in Congress for slowing down the administration's legislative proposals to boost the economy, and, in turn, the economic recovery.
"It is making it harder to solve," Geithner said of the effect of politics on the recovery during an appearance on "Newshour" on PBS.
The Treasury secretary defended the administration's measures to respond to the recession and blamed Congress for slowing them down.
"It’s taken much longer than they expected because they’ve had no support and lots of opposition from Republicans in Congress," he said. "That’s not a political statement, that’s the reality. So if there had been more on those measures sooner, the economy would be stronger today."
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