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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner urged House Democrats to be patient with President Barack Obama's young administration on Monday as lawmakers conveyed the frustrations of their economically anxious constituents. Rep. Lois Capps, D-Calif., said her colleague, Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, D-N.H., implored Geithner: "Hurry, whatever you're doing, please hurry." Geithner addressed House Democratic members for nearly two hours Monday evening in a closed session in the Capitol. He sought to reassure them that Obama's administration has acted quickly to respond to the recession and the financial crisis. "The members of the caucus clearly raised great concerns that the American people have about the amounts of money involved and the effectiveness of that money," House Democratic leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said. Asked whether he was reassured that the administration policies were working, Hoyer said: "Secretary Geithner indicated that he believes that what we're doing is working. ...
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, D-N.H., implored Geithner: "Hurry, whatever you're doing, please hurry."