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on thursday secretary timothy gardner -- geithner increases tax revenues and reduces spending while alsor was speaking at the economic club of new york. this is 45 minutes. [applause] >> good evening. i want to welcome you to the 19th meeting of the economic club of new york now in its 105th year. the economic club of new york is the nations leading nonpartisan forum for economic policy. more than 1000 speakers have appeared before this club in more than a century, establishing a strong tradition of experts and importance. this tradition has been supported by the contributions from 158 members of the club centennial society. their names are listed in the program and i thank you. tonight, we are pleased to welcome back to the club said -- treasury secretary timothy geithner. secretary geithner last spoke to the club in june of 2008 when he was the trustee and more importantly he was president of the federal reserve inc. in new york. secretary geithner was sworn in as the 75th secretary of the united states treasury on june 26, 2009. he previously had served in the treasury department unde