FROM THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

On Thursday, Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill and Commerce Secretary Don Evans will deliver brief remarks and take questions from the media regarding President Bush’s efforts to strengthen the economic recovery.

Both Secretaries have been traveling the United States to meet with employers and workers to discuss local economic conditions and creating jobs.  At the briefing they will discuss President Bush's efforts to strengthen the economy, from cutting taxes last year and enacting a stimulus package this spring to advancing free trade now that the President has trade promotion authority and repeating the President's call on Congress to enact terrorism risk insurance. 

This briefing on the economy will take place on Thursday, October 10th at 1:00pm eastern time in the Treasury Department’s new Media Room (4121) at 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, DC.   A White House or Treasury press credential is needed to attend.  Call 202-622-2960 for clearance information. 

This press conference can be watched live on the web at www.treasury.gov.