As the new chair of board of directors at the Center For Global Development, Summers spoke on US Leadership in the International Financial Institutes. He said, “CDG is blessed with a tremendous mission. No mission is more morally important to the future of humanity than the work of development, its the difference between life and death to tens of millions of people.” Read more
In a speech to the Canadian International Council, upon accepting the 2014 Globalist of the Year award, in Toronto on April 9, 2014, Summers said, “2014 is a year, if you think about it correctly, of anniversaries. It is the 100th anniversary of 1914, a moment when the world mismanaged itself and reaped the legacy of its mismanagement in as terrible a way as has ever occurred.” Read more
CNBC’s Squawk Box, December 6, 2012
“The President is not signing legislation – no way – that does not raise taxes. The president has been clear as day,” Summers said. Watch the video here.
Bloomberg’s Special Series with Trish Regan, November 28, 2012
Summers said the debate over spending cuts and tax increases is a “costly thing” for the U.S. economy. “While people wait they don’t spend.” Watch the video here.
CNBC’s Closing Bell with Maria Bartiromo, November 9, 2012
“I think that the President very much wants to make a deal. The President’s made clear in the summer of 2007, he’s prepared to address issues of medicare, issues of social security. He recognizes that everything has to be on the table.” Watch the video here.
CNN’s Starting Point with Soledad O’Brien, November 5, 2012
Larry Summers appears on CNN to discuss the auto bailout and its political implications the day before the election. Watch the video here.
