PO-3418: Treasury Secretary O'Neill Travels to New England to Promote President Bush's Economic Agenda



	FROM THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS September 13, 2002 PO-3418 TREASURY SECRETARY PAUL O’NEILL TRAVELS TO NEW ENGLAND TO PROMOTE PRESIDENT BUSH’S ECONOMIC AGENDA Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill will travel to four New England States next week to discuss the economy. During visits Monday, September 16^th and Tuesday, September 17^th, to Maine, New Hampshire, New York and Connecticut, the Secretary will meet with employers and workers to hear about local economic conditions and will discuss President Bush's efforts to strengthen the economic recovery, 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 and pension security. The Secretary’s objective is to meet with people on the front lines of the American economy - small business owners, employees, individual investors, business leaders, economists and farmers - to discuss where our economy stands, the impact of the policies we have put in place, and the steps we are taking as we move forward. While in New England, the Secretary will meet with local employers and visit local businesses where he will speak to employees. Open Press Events of the Secretary’s trip to New England: Monday, September 16 Portland, ME 8:00 – 9:00 AM Remarks to the Portland Chamber of Commerce Eastland Park Hotel 157 High St Portland, ME Nashua, New Hampshire 12:00 – 1:30 PM Remarks to the Nashua Chamber of Commerce Nashua Marriott 2200 Southwood Dr. Nashua, NH 2:00 – 3:00 PM Tour of GT Equipment Technologies GT Equipment Technologies 472 Amherst St. Nashua, NH Tuesday, September 17 New York, New York 9:30-10:15 AM NYSE Market Opening New York Stock Exchange 11 Wall St. New York, NY 11:45 AM – 12:30 PM UN/Economist Eurasia Conference Grand Hyatt 109 E 42nd St New York, NY Hartford, Connecticut 2:30 – 3:00 PM Remarks to the Connecticut Business and Industry Association University of Connecticut Health Center 263 Farmington Avenue Farmington, CT 3:15 – 4:15 PM Tour of University of Connecticut Health Center University of Connecticut Health Center 263 Farmington Avenue Farmington, CT