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• Peter Orszag is the current Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), and has accepted the post of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the Obama administration.The New York Times: The New Team: Peter R. Orszag (November 18, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: December 16, 1968The New York Times: The New Team: Peter R. Orszag (November 18, 2008)
  2. Birthplace: Boston, MassachusettsThe New York Times: The New Team: Peter R. Orszag (November 18, 2008)
  3. Marital status: DivorcedThe New York Times: The New Team: Peter R. Orszag (November 18, 2008)
  4. Children: Leila and JoshuaThe New York Times: The New Team: Peter R. Orszag (November 18, 2008)
  5. Current post: Director of the Congressional Budget OfficeThe New York Times: The New Team: Peter R. Orszag (November 18, 2008)
  6. Assumed CBO post: January 2007The New York Times: The New Team: Peter R. Orszag (November 18, 2008)
  7. Former economic advisor to President Bill ClintonThe New York Times: The New Team: Peter R. Orszag (November 18, 2008)
  8. Former senior fellow for economic studies at Brookings InstitutionThe New York Times: The New Team: Peter R. Orszag (November 18, 2008)

• Life and Career

  Orszag is a veteran of the Clinton administration, having served as an economic advisor to Clinton and previous to that on Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers. After leaving the White House, Orszag joined the Brookings Institution where he was part of the Hamilton Project. When Democrats took control of the House of Representatives in 2007, Orszag was named the Director of the Congressional Budget Office. Born in 1968, Orszag is divorced and has two children.The New York Times: The New Team: Peter R. Orszag (November 18, 2008)

• Quotes

  • “Many observers have noted that addressing the problems in financial markets and the risks to the economy may displace health care reform on the policy agenda — and that may well be the case for some period of time. .... Although this may not seem immediately relevant given our current difficulties, it will be crucial to address the nation’s looming fiscal gap — which is driven primarily by rising health care costs — as the economy eventually recovers from this current downturn.”—Orszag, in an October 13, 2008 blog postThe New York Times: The New Team: Peter R. Orszag (November 18, 2008)

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