MSNBC’s Morning Joe: The Economy and Congress

On today’s Morning Joe, Steven Rattner uses charts to highlight the current economic slowdown. He also discusses how our dysfunctional Congress is contributing to the slowdown. Click here for charts.

On today’s Morning Joe, Steven Rattner discusses two sets of charts.  In the first set, he shows recent weak numbers for GDP, Consumer Confidence, and other indicators to highlight the current economic slowdown.  In the second set, he discusses how the current Congress is the most unproductive and polarized one in recent times and is hence at least partially responsible for the slowdown.

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“[a] surprisingly modest account…Rattner has a journalistic talent for the telling detail, resulting in a memorable tale of life in the middle of the economic meltdown...Rattner deftly draws portraits of the inhabitants of "the Oval" and the West Wing...Rattner has proved himself a gifted chronicler.”
-Time Magazine

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