Massachusetts. Got his law degree at yale law school. He has served in the Obama Administration and many positions there, one is the deputy head of the nec at that time and also as deputy head of omb and for a while acting head of omb. Between the Obama Administration and the biden administration, he worked in the private sector at black rock, where he was the head of Global Sustainability investing. Thank you so much for coming. Let me ask you the first and most important question, are we going to go into a recession anytime in the foreseeable future . [laughter] brian thank you for having me. [laughter] i shouldve expected nothing less. Thank you for having me. Thank you for putting this together. We are no doubt in uncertain times. But i think that if you look at the u. S. Economy, my perspective, the most striking feature of the u. S. Economy right now is resilience the resilience of households, consumer Balance Sheets, business and business investment, and globally, the resilience
Was so much crap going on with the announcer you can watch this program on our website, cspan. Org. We will take you live now to a discussion with brian deese, assistant to the president for Economic Policy and director of the National Economic council. He will discuss President Bidens economic agenda, inflation, and the economy. He is a native of massachusetts. Got his law degree at yale law school. He has served in the Obama Administration and many positions there, one is the deputy head of the nec at that time and also as deputy head of omb and for a while acting head of omb. Between the Obama Administration and the biden administration, he worked in the private sector at black rock, where he was the head of Global Sustainability investing. Thank you so much for coming. Let me ask you the first and most important question, are we going to go into a recession anytime in the foreseeable future . [laughter] brian thank you for having me. [laughter] i shouldve expected nothing less. Tha
We are covered live on cspan, and we are very pleased to have brian as our special guest. Brian is the head of the nec, the National Economic council. He is a native of massachusetts. He went to undergraduate in middle barry. Got his law degree at yale law school. He has served in the Obama Administration and many positions there, one is the deputy head of the nec at that time and also as deputy head of omb and for a while acting head of omb. Nec at that time and also as deputy head of omb and for a while acting head of omb. Between the Obama Administration and the biden administration, he worked in the private sector at black rock, where he was the head of Global Sustainability investing. Thank you so much for coming. Let me ask you the first and most important question, are we going to go into a recession anytime in the foreseeable future . [laughter] brian thank you for having me. [laughter] i shouldve expected nothing less. Thank you for having me. Thank you for putting this togeth
The sights and sounds from the nations mall, where hundreds of thousands of people from around the country and the world gathered to witness todays events. We dont think well have one like this president in my lifetime. Were just delighted to be a part of this. Brown mark shields and david brooks offer analysis. Ifill on this day that coincides with the Martin Luther king, jr. , holiday, we get perspective from president ial historians Richard Norton smith, Annette Gordon reed, and beverly gage. Brown and we close with the words of a student poet, inspired by the second inaugural to write and perform her work, change. Like Martin Luther king i still have a dream that this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed and bring the people a new breed change. The mounting death toll in algeria now includes three americans. That, and other important stories, will be at the end of the program tonight. Thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour
Moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Brown washington and the nation were witness again today to the quadrennial pomp and color of a president ial inauguration. It marked the public start to the second Obama Administration, and it featured president ial appeals to extend prosperity and full freedoms to all americans. As the sun rose over the Nations Capital on this monday hundreds of thousands of people began descending on the National Mall to witness the occasion. Officials estimated 500700,000 attendees. That was far fewer than four years ago when nearly two million turned out. But today