Staffing the White House meeting

According to a list of attendees circulating for today's White House meeting, McCain is bringing a campaign aide, while Obama's bringing a Senate staffer.

McCain will be accompanied to the meeting by economic adviser Douglas Holtz-Eakin, according to the list. Obama is bringing Ian Solomon, his legislative counsel.

Other attendees include the four Senate leaders and their chiefs of staff, and some five policy aides to the president, and White House press secretary Dana Perino according to the list.

UPDATE: Full list after the jump.



The Vice President

Administration Officials

Secretary Hank Paulson, Department of Treasury

Kevin Fromer, Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of Treasury

Members of Congress

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D, CA-08), Speaker of the House

Senator Harry Reid (D, NV), Senate Majority Leader

Senator Mitch McConnell (R, KY), Senate Minority Leader

Senator Chris Dodd (D, CT), Chairman, Senate Banking Committee

Senator Richard Shelby (R, AL), Ranking Member, Senate Banking Committee

Senator John McCain (R, AZ)

Senator Barack Obama (D, IL)

Congressman Steny Hoyer (D, MD-05), House Majority Leader

Congressman John Boehner (R, OH-08), House Minority Leader

Congressman Barney Frank (D, MA-04), Chairman, House Financial Services Committee

Congressman Spencer Bachus (R, AL-06), Ranking Member, House Financial Services Committee

Congressional Staff Attending

John Lawrence, Chief of Staff, Speaker Pelosi

Gary Myrick, Chief of Staff, Senator Reid

Kyle Simmons, Chief of Staff, Senator McConnell

Doug Holtz-Eakin, Senior Domestic Policy Advisor, Senator McCain

Ian Solomon, Legislative Assistant, Senator Obama

Terry Lierman, Chief of Staff, Congressman Hoyer

Paula Nowakowski, Chief of Staff, Congressman Boehner

White House Staff Attending

Joshua Bolten, Chief of Staff

Joel Kaplan, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy

Ed Gillespie, Counselor to the President

Keith Hennessey, Assistant to the President for Economic Policy

Barry Jackson, Assistant to the President for Strategic Initiatives and External Affairs

Dan Meyer, Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs

Dana Perino, Press Secretary

Eddie Lazear, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers

John Emling, Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs

Chris Frech, Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs

Barrett Karr, Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs

Margaret Stewart, Assistant to the Vice President for Legislative Affairs