US President Barack Obama speaks on Chrysler’s bankruptcy filing in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, DC, April 30, 2009. Standing behind Obama are (L-R): Larry Summers, director of the National Economic Council; Counselor to the Secretary of the Treasury Gene Sperling; Peter Orszag, director of the Office of Management and Budget; and Ed Montgomery, the White House director of recovery for auto communities and workers. (Getty)
