October 13, 2008
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PWG Announcement on Market Stability Initiative
Washington, DC--Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, and FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair will be joined by the other members of the President's Working Group on Financial Markets to make statements in the Treasury Department Cash Room at 8:30 a.m. (EDT) on October 14, 2008 on a series of comprehensive actions to strengthen public confidence in our financial institutions and restore functioning of our credit markets. Following the on-camera statement Treasury officials will conduct an off-camera, background briefing in the same room.
Who Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke
FDIC Chairman Sheila C. Bair
SEC Chairman Christopher Cox
CFTC Chairman Walter Lukken
OCC Comptroller John Dugan
OTS Director John M. Reich
What Statement on Market Stability Initiative
When Tuesday, October 14, 8:30 a.m. (EDT)
Where Treasury Department
Cash Room
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC
Note The pen and pad background briefing will follow at 9:15 a.m. (EDT) in the Cash Room. No cameras will be permitted for the background briefing.
Media without Treasury press credentials planning to attend should contact Treasury's Office of Public Affairs with the following information: name, Social Security number and date of birth.
Clearance contact:
Courtney Forsell
(202) 622-2591
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