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Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers

The head of the Council of Economic Advisers, which advises the president on economic matters. The chairman is permitted to attend cabinet meetings. Among his/her duties are helping the president formulate policy, interpreting data, and generally serving as one of the White House's resident experts on the economy. The chairman is appointed by the president upon approval of the Senate.

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Herbert Stein, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors for both former Presidents Nixon and Ford, last week wrote that the President's economic program is "probably the most far-reaching effort ever made by a President to control the federal budget deficit.

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Jason Furman, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, said, "Economic growth was solid in the fourth quarter, a testament to the resilience of American businesses and families.