the president described his move from chief of staff to treasury as bittersweet but insisted the loss will be the nation s gain. over the years, he s built a reputation as a master of policy who can work with members of both parties and forge principled compromises. jack has my complete trust. i know i m not alone in that. in the words of one former senator, having lew on your team is the equivalent of a coach of having the luxury of putting somebody in at any position and knowing he will do well. and i could not agree more. so i hope the senate will confirm him as quickly as possible. senator jeff sessions has accused lew of misrepresenting the effect president obama s proposals would have on the country s deficit. and yesterday on cnbc, the senator said, in part, quote, lew certainly doesn t bring the gauf taus gravitas of former new york fed chair like secretary geithner and others we ve had as secretary of treasury.