High-Tech Execs Meet With Obama
A handful of high-tech executives were among the business leaders from across industries who met with President Barack Obama on Wednesday morning, sources told Tech Daily Dose. Technology CEO Council members Sam Palmisano of IBM, Greg Brown of Motorola, Steven Appleton of Micron and Mike Splinter from Applied Materials were at the table, talking about the pending economic stimulus plan. Google CEO Eric Schmidt, who served as an economic adviser to Obama on his transition team, was also at the meeting, sources said.
Obama told reporters that "these are some of the leading CEOs in the country. These are people who make things and hire people. They are on the front lines in seeing the enormous problems in our economy right now." "Their ideas and their concerns have helped to shape our recovery package and I'm grateful that they are here today to talk about why it's so important that we act and act swiftly in order to get this economy back on track," Obama said. "I am confident that we can get it passed." The House was scheduled to vote on its package, which includes a number of tech-related provisions, later in the day.
"While our economy is struggling, America possesses the strengths that we will need to lead a global recovery and create a more prosperous and secure future," Splinter said in a press release. "That is why it's essential that Congress invest in the digital infrastructure in broadband, health care and energy to create near-term jobs that will shape our economy for the next generation." Appleton said it was a privilege to be part of the dialogue, adding that the U.S. tech sector "has traditionally been a key component of our nation's economic success and further investments in technology will help drive our economic recovery."
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