Deese to Leave as Biden Economic Lead: White House
National Economic Council Director Brian Deese plans to leave that post in mid-February, the White House said Thursday. Deese’s “work was critical to the passage of the most significant economic agenda in generations,” including “the most significant investment in our…
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nation’s infrastructure in generations” via the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which included $65 billion in connectivity money, and the Chips and Science Act (see 2207250061), “which ensures we make more high-end technology here at home so we can outcompete the world,” said President Joe Biden. Deese’s departure announcement came less than a day after former Obama administration NEC Director Jeff Zients took over as White House Chief of Staff. Zients, as NEC director, was involved in guiding then-President Barack Obama’s push for the FCC under then-Chairman Tom Wheeler to adopt net neutrality rules with a legal basis in Communications Act Title II (see 1502200049).