Buttigieg Campaign Press Release - Pete Buttigieg Picks Up Another Endorsement from Obama Administration Official

SOUTH BEND, IN — Today, Pete for America announced that Christina Romer, a former top Obama economics adviser has endorsed Pete, citing his outstanding economic policies that will help all Americans. Romer served as Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) during the height of the financial crisis and the Great Recession, and was instrumental in formulating the Obama administration's recovery plan.

"Pete blends progressive economic goals with sound, evidence-based policy proposals," Romer said. "I particularly appreciate his well thought out plans for universal early childhood education, expanding access to health care, and discouraging dependence on fossil fuels. His policy prescriptions are not just excellent, they are feasible even in the challenging political environment. And Pete's kindness, decency, and passion for helping all Americans fill me with hope again."

Austan Goolsbee, another former CEA Chair under Obama, has previously endorsed Pete.

Christina Romer, former Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. Romer was the first CEA Chair to serve in the Obama Administration. In addition to her leadership in developing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, she also helped design and make the case for the Affordable Care Act, which has expanded health care coverage to millions of Americans and slowed the growth of health care costs. Romer is the Class of 1957 Garff B. Wilson Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley.