DODD STATEMENT ON OBAMA ECONOMIC TEAM AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY PLAN

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, today issued the following statement after President-Elect Obama announced several nominations for his economic team and outlined an economic recovery plan:

“I commend President-Elect Obama for announcing his economic team and for outlining a strong proposal for economic recovery.  These actions demonstrate that he is moving quickly and responsibly to address our nation’s economic crisis.  I look forward to considering these nominations swiftly and deliberately in the Banking Committee, and will work with my colleagues to ensure that these and other nominees are reviewed without delay.”

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