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Office Hours 9/15/11 or "Carrier pigeon, have you considered it?": Jason Furman Answers Your Questions on Twitter

September 15, 2011 at 7:09 PM ET by Kori Schulman

Summary:

White House economist Jason Furman answered your questions on the American Jobs Act during a session of White House Office Hours. See a transcript of the question and answer below, or over on Storify.

Continuing the White House "Office Hours" series, Jason Furman, Principal Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, answered your questions on the American Jobs Act on Twitter. You asked Jason about relief for 99ers, modernizing schools, paying for the Act, and much more. Check out the full Q&A below, or over on Storify.

Be sure to follow @WHLive and @WhiteHouse on Twitter for more chances to engage.

Jason Furman 9/15/2011 White House Office Hours

Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Director of the National Economic Council Jason Furman answers Twitter questions on the American Jobs Act during a session of White House Office Hours. September 15th, 2011.