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Former Deputy Chief of Staff Bruce Reed: Biden remained active decision-maker throughout presidency

House Committee on Oversight and Reform · October 28, 2025
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Bruce Reed, who served as deputy chief of staff for policy to President Joe Biden, told the House Committee on Oversight and Reform that he worked with the president nearly every day and observed the president review a decision book and sign time-sensitive decision memos.

Bruce Reed, who served as deputy chief of staff for policy to President Joe Biden from 2021 to 2025, told the House Committee on Oversight and Reform that he worked with the president "nearly every day" and observed him review and sign time-sensitive decision memos. Reed said the staff secretary documented and memorialized the president's decisions and that he personally sat with the president while he reviewed materials in the decision book.

"At times, I sat with President Biden while he reviewed his decision book and decided whether to accept, reject, or amend his team's recommendations," Reed read in a prepared statement entered into the…

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