Jake Tapper reports on the White House meeting to take place at 4:00 pm today with Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain attending.
“Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., had been told not to bring any campaign staff. He will be bringing a member of his Senate staff, Ian Solomon, a legislative assistant focused on economic issues.”
Despite “suspending” his campaign, John McCain will have a campaign aid and senior policy advisor Douglas Holtz-Eakin.
Meeting Attendees:
The President
The Vice President
Administration Officials
Secretary Hank Paulson, Department of Treasury
Kevin Fromer, Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of Treasury
Members of Congress
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D, CA-08), Speaker of the House
Senator Harry Reid (D, NV), Senate Majority Leader
Senator Mitch McConnell (R, KY), Senate Minority Leader
Senator Chris Dodd (D, CT), Chairman, Senate Banking Committee
Senator Richard Shelby (R, AL), Ranking Member, Senate Banking Committee
Senator John McCain (R, AZ)
Senator Barack Obama (D, IL)
Congressman Steny Hoyer (D, MD-05), House Majority Leader
Congressman John Boehner (R, OH-08), House Minority Leader
Congressman Barney Frank (D, MA-04), Chairman, House Financial Services Committee
Congressman Spencer Bachus (R, AL-06), Ranking Member, House Financial Services Committee
Congressional Staff Attending
John Lawrence, Chief of Staff, Speaker Pelosi
Gary Myrick, Chief of Staff, Senator Reid
Kyle Simmons, Chief of Staff, Senator McConnell
Doug Holtz-Eakin, Senior Domestic Policy Advisor, Senator McCain
Ian Solomon, Legislative Assistant, Senator Obama
Terry Lierman, Chief of Staff, Congressman Hoyer
Paula Nowakowski, Chief of Staff, Congressman Boehner
White House Staff Attending
Joshua Bolten, Chief of Staff
Joel Kaplan, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy
Ed Gillespie, Counselor to the President
Keith Hennessey, Assistant to the President for Economic Policy
Barry Jackson, Assistant to the President for Strategic Initiatives and External Affairs
Dan Meyer, Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs
Dana Perino, Press Secretary
Eddie Lazear, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers
John Emling, Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs
Chris Frech, Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs
Barrett Karr, Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs
Margaret Stewart, Assistant to the Vice President for Legislative Affairs
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