Peter Richard Orszag is an American economist who is currently the 37th Director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Barack Obama. He was Director of the Congressional Budget Office when nominated.

On The Page, TIME’s Mark Halperin says the Obama administration held briefings to paint the departure as nothing out of the ordinary, not a sign of Orszag jumping ship. “The presidential spinners’ efforts only partially worked in this case,” Halperin says.



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