Remarks by President Obama in Announcing His Nomination of Alan Krueger for Chair of CEA

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2011 – 11:01 A.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everybody.  This morning we’re continuing to deal with the impact and the aftermath of Hurricane Irene.  As I said yesterday, we’re going to make sure folks have all the support they need as they begin to assess and repair the damage left by the storm.  And that’s going to continue in the days ahead.

It’s going to take time to recover from a…