Locke Says Daley Will `Bring Discipline’ to White House

Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) — US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke talks about President Barack Obama’s appointment of William Daley, a JPMorgan Chase & Co. executive and former commerce secretary, as his new chief of staff. Locke also discusses the possibility that Gene Sperling will be chosen to replace Lawrence Summers as head of the National Economic Council. He talks with Pimm Fox from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Bloomberg Television’s “Taking Stock.” (Source: Bloomberg)

Obama, Ryan, Stockman’s Own Words on Budget Proposal

Feb. 14 (Bloomberg) — US President Barack Obama, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican, and David Stockman, US budget director in the Reagan administration, offer their views on Obama’s budget proposal. This report also contains comments from White House Budget Director Jacob “Jack” Lew; former Senator Judd Gregg, a New Hampshire Republican who chaired the Senate Budget Committee; Stanley Collender, managing director of Qorvis Communications and a former congressional budget analyst; Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, and Jeffrey Sachs, a professor at Columbia University. (Source: Bloomberg)

Steve Case to Lead White House Entrepreneurship Campaign

Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) — AOL Inc. co-founder Steve Case will lead a White House campaign seeking to increase private sector investments in startup companies and small businesses as part of President Barack Obama’s directive to promote entrepreneurship. Emily Chang reports on Bloomberg Television’s “Fast Forward.” (Source: Bloomberg)

David Stockman Says US Can’t Afford Tax-Cut Extension: Video

Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) — David Stockman, US budget director in the Reagan administration, and James Galbraith, a professor at the University of Texas, discuss the proposal by President Obama’s debt-reduction commission, the country’s tax policy and the Treasury market. They talk with Peter Coy, Matt Miller and Carol Massar on Bloomberg Television’s “Street Smart.” (Source: Bloomberg)

Stockman Describes Obama Budget Plan as a `Cop Out’

Feb. 14 (Bloomberg) — David Stockman, who served as budget director in the Reagan administration, talks about President Barack Obama’s $3.7 trillion budget proposal. The spending plan projects the federal deficit will exceed $1 trillion for the fourth consecutive year in 2012 before falling to more “sustainable” levels by the middle of the decade. Stockman speaks with Matt Miller and Carol Massar on Bloomberg Television’s “Street Smart.” (Source: Bloomberg)