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Final Note

Jack Lew turned down a different nomination

Kai Ryssdal Jan 24, 2013
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Final Note

Jack Lew turned down a different nomination

Kai Ryssdal Jan 24, 2013
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This final note on the way out, which comes as Treasury Secretary-designate Jack Lew started his round of get-to-know-you meetings on Capitol Hill today.

The Jewish Daily Forward newspaper recounts that Lew was once asked to serve as the treasurer at his local synagogue. Turned it down with a smile, the story goes, saying synagogue finances would be harder to manage than the federal budget.

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