Obama announced his selection of Sylvia Mathews Burwell at the White House Monday, noting that she comes on as the government grapples with $85 billion in automatic cuts.
The White House and congressional Republicans were unable to reach a deal to avert the cuts ahead of Friday's deadline. The president said Americans ``are going to feel some pain'' because of the cuts.
The foundation she's been running is retailer Wal-Mart's philanthropic wing.
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