US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies before the House Financial Services Committee hearing on 'Systemic Regulation, Prudential Matters, Resolution Authority and Securitization' on October 29, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Treasury Secretary Geithner said Thursday the recesssion remains 'alive and acute' despite the economy emerging from a year of contractions with the strongest growth in two years. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies before the House Financial Services Committee hearing on 'Systemic Regulation, Prudential Matters, Resolution Authority and Securitization' on October 29, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Treasury Secretary Geithner said Thursday the recesssion remains 'alive and acute' despite the economy emerging from a year of contractions with the strongest growth in two years.

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  1. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner hosts a small business forum in the Cash Room at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. More than 100 small business leaders and politicians were invited by the White House to participate in the small business financing forum.
  2. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: (L-R) Small Business Administrator Karen Mills, Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner, Gentle Parking's William Ortiz-Cartagena and SHEEX Co-Founder Susan Walvisu listen to Andy Cabral (C) of Dunkin Donuts speak during a small businss financing forum at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. More than 100 small business leaders and politicians were invited by the White House to participate in the small business financing forum.
  3. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: (L-R) Small Business Administrator Karen Mills, Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner and SHEEX Co-Founder Susan Walvisu (R) listen to Andy Cabral of Dunkin Donuts speak during a small businss financing forum at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. More than 100 small business leaders and politicians were invited by the White House to participate in the small business financing forum.
  4. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner checks his watch in between panels during a small business financing forum at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. More than 100 small business leaders and politicians were invited by the White House to participate in the small business financing forum.
  5. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner (R) talks with Small Business Administrator Karen Mills during a small business forum at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. More than 100 small business leaders and politicians were invited by the White House to participate in the small business financing forum.
  6. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner hosts a small business forum at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. More than 100 small business leaders and politicians were invited by the White House to participate in the small business financing forum.
  7. US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) listens as US President Barack Obama speaks during meetings with the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board (PERAB) in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, November 2, 2009.
  8. US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies before the House Financial Services Committee hearing on 'Systemic Regulation, Prudential Matters, Resolution Authority and Securitization' on October 29, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Treasury Secretary Geithner said Thursday the recesssion remains 'alive and acute' despite the economy emerging from a year of contractions with the strongest growth in two years.
  9. US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies before the House Financial Services Committee hearing on 'Systemic Regulation, Prudential Matters, Resolution Authority and Securitization' on October 29, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Treasury Secretary Geithner said Thursday the recesssion remains 'alive and acute' despite the economy emerging from a year of contractions with the strongest growth in two years.
  10. US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies before the House Financial Services Committee hearing on 'Systemic Regulation, Prudential Matters, Resolution Authority and Securitization' on October 29, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Treasury Secretary Geithner said Thursday the recesssion remains 'alive and acute' despite the economy emerging from a year of contractions with the strongest growth in two years.
  11. US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies before the House Financial Services Committee hearing on 'Systemic Regulation, Prudential Matters, Resolution Authority and Securitization' on October 29, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Treasury Secretary Geithner said Thursday the recesssion remains 'alive and acute' despite the economy emerging from a year of contractions with the strongest growth in two years.
  12. US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies before the House Financial Services Committee hearing on 'Systemic Regulation, Prudential Matters, Resolution Authority and Securitization' on October 29, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Treasury Secretary Geithner said Thursday the recesssion remains 'alive and acute' despite the economy emerging from a year of contractions with the strongest growth in two years.
  13. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 29: Committee Chairman Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) listens during a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill October 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee called U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner, Sheila Bair, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and others before it to testify about plans for regulatory reform.
  14. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 29: Committee Chairman Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) (C) speaks during a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill October 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee called U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner, Sheila Bair, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and others before it to testify about plans for regulatory reform.
  15. House Financial Services Committee members, from left, Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., Rep. Michael Castle, R-Del., Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., back to camera, Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas. and the Committee's Ranking Republican Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., confer on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, during the committee's markup on the financial overhaul bill.
  16. House Financial Services Committee member Rep. Adam Putnam, R-Fla., listens to a vote during the committee's markup on the financial overhaul bill, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Committee Chairman Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., presides at left.

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