Today, we're excited to announce that Jason Furman, Chairman of the President Obama's Council of Economic Advisors, and Council member Betsey Stevenson are the latest White House officials to join Twitter. You can follow Jason Furman at @CEAChair and Betsey Stevenson at @CEABetsey. The White House uses Twitter to connect directly with Americans, and now you can get the latest on economic news, analysis and policy directly from members of President Obama's economic team.
Here's more of what you can expect to see from @CEAChair Furman and @CEABetsey:
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Jason and Betsey will mark the launch of their new accounts by hosting a special back-to-back session of White House Office Hours tomorrow, Tuesday, October 22nd starting at 12:00 p.m. ET. During a live Q&A event on Twitter they will answer your questions about everything from President Obama's economic policies, to the latest monthly economic situation report, and the economic affects of the government shutdown.
Here are the details:
Take a few moments to learn more about the Council of Economic Advisors and President Obama's plan to create jobs and put America back to work and then join us for Office Hours on Twitter tomorrow, October 22nd starting at 12:00 p.m. ET.
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@Brundage44; Amy Brundage, Deputy Press Secretary
@CEABetsey; Betsey Stevenson, council member of Council of Economic Advisors
@CEAChair; Jason Furman, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors
@Cecilia44; Cecilia Munoz, Director of the Domestic Policy Council
@DagVega44; Dag Vega, Director of Broadcast Media
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@Jesseclee44; Jesse Lee, Director of Progressive Media and Online Response
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@Maley44; Keith Maley, Regional Communications Director
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@Vargas44; Katherine Vargas, Director of Hispanic Media
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