CLAIM vs. FACT: Snow & Campaign Activity

CLAIM:
“[Treasury Secretary John Snow] is not engaged in campaign activity, and that hasn't changed.”
- U.S. Treasury Department spokesman, 8/24/04

FACT:
“U.S. Treasury Secretary John W. Snow will visit Grand Rapids, Michigan on Friday, August 27 to meet with local business leaders and discuss the President's efforts to strengthen the economy and create jobs.”
- U.S. Treasury press release, 8/25/04
Source:

FACT:
“Snow has touted the benefits of the administration's tax cuts and economic policy during visits to 21 states so far this year…Of the 21 states Snow has visited, 13 have been ‘battleground’ states that were among the most closely split between Bush and former Vice President Al Gore in the 2000 presidential election.”
- Dow Jones Newswires, 8/24/04