Parcours intéressant que celui de Sylvia Mathews Burwell. L'ancienne gestionnaire de Walmart (fondation) se retrouvera maintenant au coeur des questions budgétaires. Le Président Obama devrait annoncer sa nomination cet après-midi. Mme Burwell est expérimentée et elle a déjà oeuvré au sein de l'administration Clinton. De plus, Obama ajoute une femme à une équipe que plusieurs observateurs considéraient trop "blanche" et "masculine".
"The official credited Burwell with being a principal architect of a series of budget plans in the 1990s that led to a budget surplus.
Walmart president Mike Duke called Burwell a strong leader with a “clear vision for making big things happen.”
“She understands business and the role that business, government and civil society must play to build a strong economy that provides opportunity and strengthens communities across the country,” Duke said in a statement.
Burwell’s nomination signals that the White House is trying to get back to normal business after the president and Congress failed to avert $85 billion in automatic spending cuts that took effect Friday. While the president has warned of dire consequences for the economy as a result of the cuts, the White House does not want to the standoff with Congress to keep the president from focusing on other second-term priorities, including filling out his Cabinet and pursuing stricter gun laws and an overhaul of the nation’s immigration system.
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