National Economic Council (NEC)
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Event Involvements
Events with structured involvement data
The National Economic Council is cited as one of the advisory bodies that cleared the tax plan, contributing technical legitimacy and moving the President to action.
Invoked in Leo's roll call of clearances.
Functions as an advisory authority that augments executive decision-making with economic analysis.
NEC's signoff helps convert policy into a politically palatable package backed by economic expertise.
Operates as part of a coordinated technical clearance process with other agencies.
The National Economic Council (NEC) is listed among advisory bodies whose signoff on the tax plan permits the Administration to shift to campaign work and crisis management over Ritchie's attack.
Referenced through the President's checklist of clearances.
Advisory authority that helps legitimize policy decisions and coordinates economic messaging.
NEC's clearance contributes to the institutional weight behind the tax plan, enabling political activation.
Portrayed as part of a consensus of technical advisors.
The National Economic Council is listed among approving bodies; its sign-off is part of the collective vetting that shifts the administration from internal review to external validation and message rollout.
Named as part of the clearance tick-list communicated by Leo.
Advisory: NEC's technical and strategic input buttresses executive decisions and reduces internal dissent.
NEC's approval helps stitch policy credibility across economic and political teams.
Acts in concert with Treasury and OMB to present a united front.
The National Economic Council (NEC) is cited as the next stop in scoring briefings — an executive policy body whose confirmation or delay shapes when the President can publicly roll out tax proposals.
Via a scheduled NEC briefing on revenue scoring (as referenced).
Internal executive arbiter of policy viability; defers to OMB and Treasury but central in coordinating policy messaging.
Represents the executive branch's internal gatekeeping and the tension between policy detail and political timetable.
Negotiation among economists, political staff, and OMB on scoring assumptions (implied).
The National Economic Council (NEC) is invoked as the policy body whose scoring briefing is pending and whose timing drives White House scheduling anxieties.
Through the staging of a NEC briefing on scoring (referenced by Leo).
Acts as an internal arbiter between political objectives and economic technicalities, shaping when and how policy is announced.
Shows the friction between policy craft and political deadlines; NEC's processes can stall or enable presidential initiatives.
Balancing political pressure from the White House with technical constraints and interagency inputs.
The NEC is mentioned as part of the scoring briefings and as a chain in the domestic policy rollout; it functions narratively as the mechanism slowing the tax plan the President had been discussing before the crisis.
Referenced via Leo as the next briefing audience after internal scoring is completed.
Advisory body with influence over economic policy decisions and timing.
Represents the tension between technocratic process and executive political needs.
Implied procedural thoroughness versus political impatience.
The National Economic Council (NEC) is invoked as the technical source for a trucking one-pager Toby requests; its role is as a policy resource capable of producing rapid, authoritative briefing material to support on-the-fly messaging.
Via institutional protocol and rapid transmission of a one-page briefing (fax request).
Technocratic resource subordinate to executive staff requests; provides expertise but must be mobilized to fit urgent political timelines.
Reveals dependence of political operations on technocratic support; NEC's ability to deliver affects whether the President's event can proceed without policy error.
Operates as a responsive, technical node under tight deadlines; no conflict shown in scene.
The National Economic Council is invoked as the source of a technical 'one-pager' Toby needs faxed to his cell; it stands as the institution that supplies policy content and technical briefings on short notice to keep messaging and substantive work alive.
Via Toby's request for a faxed briefing (institutional output rather than a visible representative).
Supportive, technical resource to the White House; subordinate in hierarchy but essential for policy credibility.
Highlights how administrative machinery is relied upon even in irregular circumstances; shows procedural dependence on technical units.
The National Economic Council (NEC) is named as one of the small groups whose staff knew the Casseon settlement terms — its inclusion demonstrates how many policy shops are privy to sensitive decisions and thereby increases the pool of possible leak sources.
Via Leo's recitation of who was informed (NEC staff among them), not through a physical representative in the scene.
NEC operates as an internal policy gatekeeper having technical input; its staff's knowledge amplifies potential leak vectors.
NEC's involvement underscores how policy apparatuses can increase institutional exposure when secrecy is required.
Small-team knowledge centralized in a few staffers makes tracing leaks manageable but politically fraught.
The NEC is invoked by Leo as part of the small group that was privy to the settlement terms; its inclusion narrows possible leak sources and highlights interagency policy coordination.
As a cited inner-circle actor that shared knowledge of the settlement.
NEC serves as policy advisor to the President, cooperating closely with Counsel and Treasury; its members hold privileged information.
The NEC's involvement underscores how policy secrecy, even when technically necessary, creates vulnerability to leaks.
Tension between policy transparency and tactical secrecy; limited knowledge creates suspicion when leaks appear.