Brookings President Cecilia Rouse joined The Current podcast to share her thoughts on priorities facing the U.S. today and how Brookings can provide research to inform policy that improves lives.

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We are pleased to announce the next Brookings president, Cecilia Rouse! Dr. Rouse joins us from Princeton University and previously served in the White House as the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. We look forward to welcoming her in January. brookings.edu/news/brookings…

Reading through this article was humbling — and receiving so many texts and calls from friends and colleagues... all I can say is thank you. I hope to make you all proud during these confirmation hearings, and serve to the best of my ability.
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Like I told PBS, the current stimulus was a downpayment, but our communities – especially women and teachers – need additional support. The Biden-Harris administration will put together a package to provide relief.

This year has been too hard for too many. But in the year to come, we have a chance to build a brighter future. And that’s exactly the challenge our economic team is preparing to take on.

A central focus of the Council of Economic Advisers is to identify the very best programs and policies to put in place to ensure our economy works for all Americans.

Small businesses are shutting down, one in six renters are behind on rent, and in the past three months, 2.3 million more people are in long-term unemployment.

Today’s jobs report shows our current situation isn’t sustainable.

Hey Jared Bernstein and Heather Boushey — let’s get to work!

This is a moment of urgency and opportunity unlike anything we’ve faced in modern times.

The urgency of ending a devastating crisis. And the opportunity to build a better economy in its wake—an economy that works for everyone, and leaves no one to fall through the cracks.

Tune in as President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris introduce their nominees and appointees for key economic posts.

This team will get to work on day one to build our economy back better. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Like Joe Biden says, to fix the economy, we have to get control over the virus.

Then we must rebuild our economy with the pandemic in mind—be it paid sick leave, better childcare, or a stronger plan to reopen our businesses. Our government must be ready to help when we need it.

We have no time to lose to address the economic crisis we face and build our economy back better.

This team will be ready on Day One to pull every lever of government to help those hardest hit by COVID-19 and right the structural inequalities in our economy.

I am focused on the task ahead. This job is about advising the President on how to rebuild and revive our economy. The planning for a fairer economy, grounded in facts and evidence, begins now.

I’m proud to be nominated as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers.