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Mr. Carney:
Good afternoon,
ladies and gentlemen.
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Thanks for being here -- those
of you who are here -- for your
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daily briefing.
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(laughter)
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I don't have any
announcements to make.
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I do have before
me the week ahead,
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which I will make after I
forget and you remind me,
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at the -- I'll deliver that
at the end of the briefing.
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But with that, I
will go to questions.
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Ken.
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The Press:
Jay, why did the President
decide to weigh in on the
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shooting death of
Trayvon Martin today?
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Mr. Carney:
Ken, the President has given
a number of interviews in the
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last several days.
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This has been a major
news story, as you know,
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and so he was certainly prepared
to answer a question if he were
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to get one.
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It is also true that some of you
have asked me over recent days
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whether or not the President
was aware of the incident,
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what he thought about it,
and I chose not to talk
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about private conversations.
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But as you could tell from
the answer the President gave,
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obviously he is aware
of it, was aware of it,
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and has thought about it.
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And he shared his thoughts
on the case today with you.
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And that's my answer.
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The Press:
The White House had
appeared to be reluctant
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to talk about this case.
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Was there some development?
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Was there something that touched
a nerve with the President where
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he wanted to speak out?
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Mr. Carney:
No.
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Again, I think given that he's
President of the United States
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and he's going to speak with you
all and other reports with some
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regularity, it was inevitable,
given the high-profile nature
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of this story, that he
would be asked about it.
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He was certainly --
had thought about it,
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was aware of what's happening
with regard to it in terms of
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the investigation locally,
by local law enforcement,
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the task force now that's been
established by the governor of
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Florida, as well as
the Department of
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Justice's investigation.
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So given all that, it was
inevitable probably that he
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would be asked about it, so he
was -- he had thought about it
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and was prepared to answer
that question when he got it.
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The Press:
Does he have any intention
to call Trayvon's parents?
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Mr. Carney:
I don't have any information
in that regard, no. Jeff.
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The Press:
Jay, in the aftermath of
this morning's announcement
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before that comment
about the World Bank,
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can you tell us a little bit
about how the President chose
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Mr. Kim?
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How did -- at what
point did he select him?
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And what are some of the
background details to this,
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what would seem to be a
surprise announcement?
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Mr. Carney:
Well, first, he looked at
all the reports in the press
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with lists of names, and he
took those and then he added
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to them other candidates -- no.
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(laughter)
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This was a very
deliberative process.
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And the President understands the
importance of the World Bank.
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As he mentioned today, its name
doesn't really convey everything
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that the World Bank does
and its important work.
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And he wanted to find someone
who was really perfectly suited
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for the World Bank's
activities, especially now,
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in this time in history.
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Dr. Kim represented, with his
combination of experience and
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expertise, the variety of things
he's done in development and
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health, as well as, of course,
being president of Dartmouth
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College, he represented to the
President the ideal candidate
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for the job.
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And that's why he
chose to nominate him.
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The Press:
When did the President
first meet Dr. Kim?
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Mr. Carney:
You know, I don't
have that information.
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I'm not sure when
they first met.
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The Press:
Can you talk about who in the
administration proposed him,
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or who may have been
advocating for him?
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Mr. Carney:
Well, certainly, Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton,
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Secretary of the Treasury
Tim Geithner were advocates.
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I believe Secretary Clinton
might have been the first to
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suggest Dr. Kim.
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Both those individuals were
supporters of the idea -- which
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is not to suggest that others
who were under consideration
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were not also seriously
considered and supported
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by very senior advisors
to the President.
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They were.
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There were a number
of highly qualified
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individuals considered.
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The Press:
Can you talk about what
some of those names were
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now that you've
announced the winner?
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Mr. Carney:
Well, I'm not going to
go -- I think some names
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that have been out
there are accurate.
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Look, a lot of them are people
that the President relies on to
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this day for advice and
counsel and guidance,
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including Larry Summers,
including Ambassador Rice,
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including Senator Kerry, among
three names that have been
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talked about, and those three
individuals certainly are people
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that the President depends
on quite a bit for their
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wisdom and counsel.
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The Press:
Did any of them turn it
down before he chose --
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Mr. Carney:
I think some of
it's been reported,
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others have spoken to this; I'll
let them do it for themselves.
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I just wanted to make a point
that while the President feels
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very strongly that Dr. Kim's
combination of experience and
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expertise and vision make
him the ideal candidate,
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there were a number of very
qualified candidates who --
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people who were considered by
the President and who -- some
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of whom weren't interested,
some of whom -- all of whom
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the President relies on very
strongly for advice and will
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continue to rely on.
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The Press:
But was Dr. Kim
his first choice?
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Mr. Carney:
Absolutely. Dan.
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The Press:
Thank you.
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Earlier in the week, when you
were asked to comment on the
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Trayvon Martin case, either from
you or something the President
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may have said, you said, "We're
not going to wade into a local
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law enforcement matter."
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What changed between then and
now that caused the President
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to want to answer this question?
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Mr. Carney:
Well, two things.
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One, the President,
as I just mentioned,
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was inevitably going to be asked
this given its prominence and
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the fact that he has
interviews with the reporters.
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Two, the President very --
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The Press:
He could have passed --
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Mr. Carney:
That's clear, he could have.
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But he felt -- he did have some
have thoughts on the matter.
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He made clear at the top of
his comments the importance he
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attaches to not -- to being
careful about it because of the
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investigations that are ongoing.
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But he clearly had some thoughts
about it as a parent and
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expressed those to you today.
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So I think you -- I'm not
going to elaborate on what
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the President said because
I think he spoke pretty
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eloquently about it.
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The Press:
One other question on the
health care reform law.
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Today, you have no doubt seen
all of the attacks that have
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been brought on this White
House, this administration,
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on the two-year anniversary.
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The RNC in a
statement said that,
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"President Obama
is not celebrating.
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He would rather Americans
forget about his signature
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accomplishment because
today it is a massive,
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undeniable failure, and a
heap of broken promises."
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What is your response to some
of this talk from Republicans
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and other Americans out there
who are clearly still unhappy
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with health care reform?
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Mr. Carney:
Well, I'll say a couple of
things to your last point.
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I think there was a story just
recently about the disparity in
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the amount of money spent in the
propaganda PR wars on this issue
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-- 3-to-1, at least, spent
against the Affordable Care Act
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in efforts to mischaracterize it
and mislead Americans about what
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it is, versus those who
advocated in favor of expanding
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health care coverage for
30 million Americans,
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expanding coverage
for young Americans,
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expanding coverage for seniors
by building on the private
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sector system that we have --
the private health insurance
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system that we have.
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There's a lot of misinformation
about what the Affordable Care
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Act is.
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The fact is, as you know, we've
released a comprehensive report
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on the Affordable Care Act at
its two-year anniversary today.
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The President is very proud of
the work that Congress did and
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his administration did to make
this 100-year quest a reality.
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And we are focused on
implementing that bill,
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that law.
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Thanks to the
Affordable Care Act,
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2.5 million more young adults
have health insurance on their
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parent's plan; 5.1 million
seniors with Medicare saved
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$3.2 billion on their
prescription drugs,
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and everyone on Medicare can
get preventive services like
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mammograms now for free.
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Insurance companies must spend
at least 80 percent of your
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premium dollars on health
care and not overhead,
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and cannot raise your
premiums by 10 percent
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or more with not accountability.
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It is illegal now for insurance
companies to deny coverage to
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children because of a
preexisting condition,
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and in 2014, discriminating
against anyone with a
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preexisting condition
will be illegal.
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Now, what the RNC and others who
are critics of this leave out in
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their attacks is that they want
to go back to a system where
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insurance companies have all
the rules on their side -- not
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consumers, not the American
people; where they can deny
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your coverage like that
(snaps fingers) if you have
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a preexisting condition; where
they can say no if you want to
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add your child to your
health insurance policy;
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where they can throw you
off your insurance policy
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if you get sick.
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Those are some of the benefits
that critics would repeal.
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And the President strongly
believes that is a mistake,
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and he certainly will not shy
away from the opportunity to
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debate that vision versus his
own when it comes to providing
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health care to the
American people.
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Ann, and then April.
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The Press:
Thank you, Jay.
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The President, with his
constitutional law background,
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does he have an interest in
looking at what the Solicitor
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General is going
to argue on Monday?
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Has he asked to see any of the
briefs on the Supreme Court
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arguments expected next week?
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Mr. Carney:
Honestly, Ann, I don't know
if he has reviewed the briefs.
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I know that he has great
confidence in the Solicitor
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General and great confidence in
the argument that will be made
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that, as we have
said repeatedly,
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that the provision under
review by the Court is
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definitely constitutional.
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The Press:
Has he been part of any
kind of review about the
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administration's position,
government's position --
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Mr. Carney:
I mean, I know that
he's been briefed on it,
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and he has had
discussions about it,
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but nothing too substantive
that I'm aware of.
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The Press:
Now, the Florida shooting
-- the President mentioned
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that the country should
do some soul-searching,
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not just on the law, but the
context of how it happened.
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Does he think this is another
one of those teachable moments?
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Mr. Carney:
I'm not going to elaborate
on what the President said.
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I think he spoke about it, and
I'll leave it at what he said.
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The fact is, as many have
said today and previously,
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the President believes
this is a tragedy.
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And as a parent,
he can feel that,
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as you and other folks who
are parents can understand,
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even more keenly the kind
of grief that the Martins
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are suffering right now.
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And I think that's an
observation that is broadly
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and widely shared.
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Beyond that, I'll let the
President's words stand.
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And we'll certainly let
the investigations proceed.
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The Press:
Jay?
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Mr. Carney:
Yes. April.
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The Press:
Okay.
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Mr. Carney:
And then Mark.
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The Press:
Back on the Trayvon Martin issue.
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You said the President believes
this is a major news story.
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As a major news story,
what has the President --
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Mr. Carney:
I don't think -- sorry.
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Go ahead.
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The Press:
What has the President gotten?
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Has he listened to the tapes?
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And what kind of -- just
on the tick-tock issue,
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what kind of information -- is
he being updated by Justice?
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Because I understand that
Justice had a whole day at the
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early part of this week, they
were trying to figure out how
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to handle the situation, and
sending people there to help
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lessen tensions and
things of that nature.
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How has the President
been involved leading
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up to today in this?
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Mr. Carney:
As far as how he gets his
news, I think I've said on
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a number of occasions,
he largely reads the news.
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And I'm sure --
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The Press:
Did he hear the tapes at all?
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Mr. Carney:
Not that I'm aware of.
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But of course, I'm with him
a lot but not all the time.
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In my presence, he did not.
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But I think he mostly reads
about stories like this.
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And I think -- it's not
a question of believing
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if this is a big news story.
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If you watch the news
or read the newspaper,
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I think it is
definitively a big story.
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And that's why he -- we
certainly expected that
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he would be asked
about it at some point.
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On the other matter, I don't
-- not that I'm aware of.
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I think -- he gets regular
briefings from his senior
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advisors and updates on things.
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But not -- there has not
been, to my knowledge,
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any focused conversation or
meeting involving the President
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on this issue.
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The Press:
And also you said that
you had not heard that
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the President had reached out
and called the Martin family
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as of yet.
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He has typically done things
like that in the past with
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other situations.
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Do you expect that that
could be a possibility --
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Mr. Carney:
I think that's what I was
asked, whether he planned to,
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and I don't have any updates
on phone calls he may or may
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not make in the future.
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The Press:
And is he reaching out -- has
he talked to Al Sharpton and
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Ben Jealous about this
situation, particularly as --
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Mr. Carney:
Not that I'm aware of.
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The Press:
-- the issue of racial
profiling has been raised?
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Mr. Carney:
Not that I'm aware of, April.
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The Press:
Okay. And on another subject,
what do you think about this --
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the controversy about
the Etch-a-Sketch?
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Not the --
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Mr. Carney:
I have one at home.
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My children have one.
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The Press:
Do you have yours, too?
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(laughter)
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Mr. Carney:
I didn't bring that in, no.
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The Press:
What do you think
about the controversy?
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Mr. Carney:
I was asked this I think
yesterday or the day before
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on Air Force One.
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And we -- I and others watch
with interest the developments
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in the Republican primary, but
we're focused on the work we're
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doing here.
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The President is very focused
on the work he's doing.
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I don't have much
comment on that.
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The Press:
So, eight months out
from the general election,
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all he has to do -- Mitt
Romney -- is to shake
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and reset himself.
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Do you think that,
eight months out,
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a major candidate should
be resetting themselves?
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Mr. Carney:
I appreciate the effort,
but I will not --
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(laughter)
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(indicating their Etch-a-Sketch)
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The Press:
How much did it cost?
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The Press:
How much did it cost?
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About $5.
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The Press:
Do you actually
have one at home?
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You said you had one at home?
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Mr. Carney:
I have two children.
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Yes, we have an Etch-a-Sketch.
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The Press:
Do you ever play?
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(laughter)
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Mr. Carney:
It's been a while.
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My kids are getting
a little older.
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The Press:
Do you use it at the office?
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(laughter)
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Mr. Carney:
I have not brought it in.
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The Press:
Week ahead.
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(laughter)
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Mr. Carney:
I did say Mark was next.
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The Press:
Jay, despite what you've said
about the second anniversary of
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the Affordable Care Act, it's
still not clear to me why the
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President didn't choose this
anniversary to do an event,
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make a statement.
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Yes, you've done a report,
but it just seems unnatural.
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Do you see this as a
political liability?
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Mr. Carney:
No. Look, again, I would
refer you to the campaign
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to talk about what
the campaign is doing.
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As many of you have and
hopefully millions and millions
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of Americans have, in my -- or
maybe millions and millions of
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Americans have -- the
campaign has put out a video,
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which I think features,
among other things,
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the significant accomplishment
that the Affordable Care
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Act represents.
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We have put out the report today
that includes a statement by the
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President on the anniversary
of the Affordable Care Act.
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We are focused, as
an administration,
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on implementing the Affordable
Care Act so that all of its
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benefits will be in place for
Americans receiving health
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insurance and health benefits.
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That is, I think, a pretty full
plate of things that we are
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doing with regards to the
Affordable Care Act and,
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specifically, to make note
of and mark the anniversary
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of the signing.
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But look, this was a --
the important thing about
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the Affordable Care
Act is what it does.
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And that's what the
administration is focused on.
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And Secretary Sebelius,
Secretary Solis,
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Valerie Jarrett, others have
been involved in highlighting
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some of the important provisions
of the Affordable Care Act this
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week, and will continue to be.
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And the President speaks
frequently about the Affordable
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Care Act at events.
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So I made the point the other
day that the anniversary is not
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something that the President is
going to have an event around,
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but it is quite clearly a major
accomplishment for him and for
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the administration, for the
Congress -- one that was the
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result of literally a century's
worth of effort by leaders in
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Washington, and which has
resulted in already the benefits
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that I numerated in answer
to a previous question.
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The Press:
Is the administration making any
preparations for the possibility
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that the Supreme Court will
rule against the individual
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mandate at the end of the term?
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Mr. Carney:
I would refer you to HHS,
but not that I'm aware.
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We are, of course, actively
working with the states to
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implement the law,
the exchanges,
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the other provisions of it,
and believe very strongly in
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the argument that the
Affordable Care Act in
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its entirety is constitutional.
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Ed.
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The Press:
Jay, on Trayvon Martin.
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Since the President does
have strong feelings,
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as you said and as he said,
why did it take the Justice
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Department so long to intervene
if this young man was killed on
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February 26 -- admittedly,
the media didn't jump on
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it early either.
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We're not perfect; it was not
something that got national
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attention right away.
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However, the Justice
Department is there to
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protect people's rights.
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In retrospect, do you think that
the Justice Department was too
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slow to get involved?
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Mr. Carney:
I would refer your question
to the Justice Department.
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Justice is investigating this.
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The Press:
But it's the President's
Attorney General --
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Mr. Carney:
I would refer you to the
Justice Department for
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their procedures and how they
look into matters like this and
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make decisions
about investigating.
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I just don't have
a comment on that.
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The Press:
On a different subject, TSA.
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There's been some controversy
about the administration trying
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to cut back on armed
pilots -- it's a program,
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the Flight Deck
Officers program.
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Is that anything
that you focused on?
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Mr. Carney:
I have to take that question.
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I'm sure you should largely
seek your answer over at TSA.
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The Press:
After the President's
announcement for his nominee
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for the World Bank,
there's been some blowback,
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even some harsh criticism
from people in India,
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in Brazil and other
emerging economies.
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Their argument is that it's
about time for a non-American
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to take that post; it
shouldn't be an automatic.
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What's your reaction to that?
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Mr. Carney:
I would simply say that
the President nominated
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someone today that he believes
will be an exceptional president
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of the World Bank, and whose
experience in the field that is
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the central principle behind the
World Bank's mission -- that is,
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to reduce poverty and
support development --
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is broad and extensive.
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We have already seen extensive
support for the nomination,
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statements of support not
just from Americans like
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former President Bill
Clinton and Paul Farmer,
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but the Rwandan President,
Kagame, who says,
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"I was delighted to learn that
Jim Kim has been nominated for
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this post, as he is a true
friend of Africa and well
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known for his decade of work
to support us in developing
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an efficient health
system in Rwanda."
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So I think his -- we
certainly hope that,
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and have seen already, that
Dr. Kim will receive broad
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international support.
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The Press:
That's assuming he is
confirmed by the board.
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When do citizens of emerging
economies get their shot?
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When does it stop being
an automatic that being
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an American citizen --
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Mr. Carney:
My extensive -- or not so
extensive research into the
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history of the World
Bank and how its leaders
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are chosen has been
exhausted already.
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(laughter)
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So I think you ought to take
your question perhaps to State
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or Treasury.
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The Press:
And finally, let me follow
up from the Rose Garden.
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The President -- the one
sentence that the President
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uttered out there, "If I had
a son he'd look like Trayvon,"
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is the thing that's really
driving the coverage of that,
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his statement today.
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What exactly does
he mean by that?
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Can you elaborate on that?
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Mr. Carney:
Well, I think he spoke very
clearly and thoughtfully about,
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on the personal side,
his reactions to this case,
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and I'm not going
to elaborate on that.
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The President has spoken and
I'll point you to what he said.
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The Press:
A follow-up?
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Mr. Carney:
Let me move around a little bit.
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Jared.
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I'll follow up,
Andrei? In a second.
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The Press:
Jay, when the President
marks the anniversaries
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of legislation like
the Lilly Ledbetter Act,
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or when he marks the
anniversaries of major
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events -- and I'm sure that
there might be something on
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May 1st for the anniversary of
the death of Osama bin Laden --
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I just -- anniversaries do
matter, so I guess -- I'm trying
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to understand why even
compared to its siblings,
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other legislation -- I mean,
he's kicked out even just
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statements for things like
Roe verses Wade -- so state
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legislations, Supreme Court
decisions, major events --
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why does this one among
its siblings not get some
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kind of bigger marker?
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Mr. Carney:
Jared, I'm not sure how else
I can answer the question.
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I think I've answered it
a number of ways over a
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number of days.
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The implication is somehow that
it is not an anniversary that
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is significant and therefore
the underlying accomplishment
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is not significant.
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Everything we have done
and he has done and he
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had said proves otherwise.
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The lack of an event on a day
when he announces the World
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Bank, a day when he
has other meetings,
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and a day when he flies to Korea
should not suggest otherwise.
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We are focused on the
implementation of it.
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And if the -- but again, I think
you need to examine the premise
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behind these questions, because
if the implication is that we
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are somehow not, and
the President is not,
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fully taking ownership of the
Affordable Care Act, I mean,
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look at everything else that
says that that's a ridiculous
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assertion, including, again, as
somebody who has simply watched
477
00:23:44,133 --> 00:23:48,533
it, as anyone else can, online,
look at the campaign's video --
478
00:23:48,533 --> 00:23:50,867
because this is all, like most
questions that you're asking,
479
00:23:50,867 --> 00:23:52,433
in the context of the campaign.
480
00:23:52,433 --> 00:23:55,800
And somebody said, oh, is
it a problem politically?
481
00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:59,600
Well, it certainly looks
to me, as an observer,
482
00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:02,600
that the campaign doesn't think
so -- the President's campaign
483
00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:04,800
doesn't think so.
484
00:24:04,800 --> 00:24:07,600
And the report that we put
out today suggests we don't
485
00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:08,466
think so.
486
00:24:08,467 --> 00:24:12,867
And the fact that the critics of
the reform have no answer to the
487
00:24:12,867 --> 00:24:17,767
question, would you then have
it be the way it was before when
488
00:24:17,767 --> 00:24:22,567
insurance companies could
throw you off if you got sick,
489
00:24:22,567 --> 00:24:25,166
or they could prevent you from
getting insurance or your child
490
00:24:25,166 --> 00:24:28,133
from getting insurance because
he or she has a preexisting
491
00:24:28,133 --> 00:24:32,100
condition -- they have
no answer to that.
492
00:24:32,100 --> 00:24:35,399
So this is not a debate
we will shy away from.
493
00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:37,533
The Press:
And one other thing,
Jay, about the President,
494
00:24:37,533 --> 00:24:42,132
when he was on the -- on an
official event last night,
495
00:24:42,133 --> 00:24:44,233
there was an interaction
with someone who was
496
00:24:44,233 --> 00:24:45,800
interrupting the President.
497
00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:49,100
And he said, if you --
something along the lines of,
498
00:24:49,100 --> 00:24:51,934
if you want to have
your own rally.
499
00:24:51,934 --> 00:24:54,800
Was the President
campaigning that night
500
00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:56,033
or even in that moment?
501
00:24:56,033 --> 00:24:58,332
Because the work "rally"
just seems like a loaded
502
00:24:58,333 --> 00:24:59,367
campaign word.
503
00:24:59,367 --> 00:25:01,567
I'm just trying to figure out if
the President was campaigning or
504
00:25:01,567 --> 00:25:04,667
if this was an official event.
505
00:25:04,667 --> 00:25:06,766
The Press:
Jared, he was at
Ohio State University,
506
00:25:06,767 --> 00:25:10,467
where they have developed the
fastest electric car in the
507
00:25:10,467 --> 00:25:13,600
world, at 308 miles per hour.
508
00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:17,399
And they're developing one
that can go 400 miles per hour.
509
00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:18,900
That's an amazing thing, right?
510
00:25:18,900 --> 00:25:21,767
I know, he wishes he could
test-drive it, as I did.
511
00:25:21,767 --> 00:25:25,767
But the -- as part of a
two-day trip to highlight
512
00:25:25,767 --> 00:25:28,333
his all-of-the-above energy
strategy, which includes,
513
00:25:28,333 --> 00:25:32,266
obviously, a focus on
development of battery
514
00:25:32,266 --> 00:25:34,433
technology, which is the
essential ingredient to
515
00:25:34,433 --> 00:25:37,567
these kinds of automobiles.
516
00:25:37,567 --> 00:25:40,467
So the answer to
your question is, no.
517
00:25:40,467 --> 00:25:45,367
The gentleman that you're
referring to was very
518
00:25:45,367 --> 00:25:49,533
persistent, and anybody who was
there obviously wanted to have
519
00:25:49,533 --> 00:25:53,833
himself heard, and the
President accepted the
520
00:25:53,834 --> 00:25:55,867
book that he passed up.
521
00:25:55,867 --> 00:25:58,300
But that was really
all there was to it.
522
00:25:58,300 --> 00:25:59,734
The Press:
So the President doesn't
think he's campaigning
523
00:25:59,734 --> 00:26:01,265
when he's at that event?
524
00:26:01,266 --> 00:26:02,266
Mr. Carney:
No, Jared, he doesn't.
525
00:26:02,266 --> 00:26:03,633
But thank you for the question.
526
00:26:03,633 --> 00:26:04,367
Yes.
527
00:26:04,367 --> 00:26:07,767
The Press:
-- talk about the Korea trip,
and specifically the DMZ visit.
528
00:26:07,767 --> 00:26:11,166
I know we've talked with
your colleagues before on
529
00:26:11,166 --> 00:26:12,265
the call about this.
530
00:26:12,266 --> 00:26:14,000
But the President has
been to Korea before.
531
00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:17,633
This is the first time
he's visiting the DMZ.
532
00:26:17,633 --> 00:26:21,934
Can I ask you on camera, is this
a poke in the eye for the new
533
00:26:21,934 --> 00:26:25,033
Korean leadership that has taken
place since the other visits?
534
00:26:25,033 --> 00:26:27,500
Mr. Carney:
No, it is something
that, obviously,
535
00:26:27,500 --> 00:26:29,066
previous Presidents have done.
536
00:26:29,066 --> 00:26:31,767
This President is looking
forward to visiting the DMZ.
537
00:26:31,767 --> 00:26:38,533
I think it is -- reflects the
commitment to our South Korean
538
00:26:38,533 --> 00:26:41,265
allies, to the security
of South Korea.
539
00:26:41,266 --> 00:26:45,133
It reflects the President's
appreciation for the U.S. troops
540
00:26:45,133 --> 00:26:47,700
who are stationed in Korea.
541
00:26:47,700 --> 00:26:51,967
It is not about change of
leadership in North Korea.
542
00:26:51,967 --> 00:26:57,667
Our issues with North Korea are
today as they were in the past,
543
00:26:57,667 --> 00:27:02,166
and we're continuing to focus
on that as part of the overall
544
00:27:02,166 --> 00:27:04,466
issue of nuclear security.
545
00:27:04,467 --> 00:27:08,600
The summit itself, which the
President initiated with the
546
00:27:08,600 --> 00:27:10,734
summit he held
here in Washington,
547
00:27:10,734 --> 00:27:13,399
reflects his extraordinary
commitment to the issue of
548
00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:15,867
nuclear security globally --
because there is really no
549
00:27:15,867 --> 00:27:19,300
greater threat to the security
of the American people than the
550
00:27:19,300 --> 00:27:23,734
potential for terrorists
to acquire nuclear weapons.
551
00:27:23,734 --> 00:27:27,399
And that is why he is focused
both on the supply and the
552
00:27:27,400 --> 00:27:31,967
demand of this problem -- the
demand being terrorist groups,
553
00:27:31,967 --> 00:27:34,867
principally al Qaeda, that
seek to harm Americans.
554
00:27:34,867 --> 00:27:38,466
He has focused very aggressively
the fight against al Qaeda,
555
00:27:38,467 --> 00:27:41,200
as you know, and he has focused
and his entire administration
556
00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:44,967
has focused on working with the
50 nations who are a party of
557
00:27:44,967 --> 00:27:49,133
the summit on the issue of
securing loose nuclear materials
558
00:27:49,133 --> 00:27:51,667
and preventing them from getting
into the hands of terrorists.
559
00:27:51,667 --> 00:27:54,233
The Press:
Is the deal with North Korea,
in the President's view,
560
00:27:54,233 --> 00:27:56,600
now a dead letter because of
the nuclear -- because of the
561
00:27:56,600 --> 00:27:58,199
satellite launch
that is scheduled?
562
00:27:58,200 --> 00:27:59,200
Mr. Carney:
Sorry, the deal?
563
00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:02,900
The Press:
Well, sorry, the separate
-- let's rephrase that.
564
00:28:02,900 --> 00:28:07,433
Is -- are the separate
developments that are
565
00:28:07,433 --> 00:28:09,767
expected -- the North
Korean nuclear freeze,
566
00:28:09,767 --> 00:28:13,300
the shipment of food -- however
you care to characterize it --
567
00:28:13,300 --> 00:28:17,100
is the hope for a breakthrough
with North Korea a dead letter
568
00:28:17,100 --> 00:28:18,632
because of the satellite launch?
569
00:28:19,467 --> 00:28:21,433
Mr. Carney:
Well, I think I made very
clear, and others have,
570
00:28:21,433 --> 00:28:28,433
our view of the proposed launch
and the violation it represents
571
00:28:28,433 --> 00:28:34,900
of North Korea's nuclear
obligations and the very
572
00:28:34,900 --> 00:28:39,166
dim view we take of that
and how -- the impact it
573
00:28:39,166 --> 00:28:42,833
might have on the food program.
574
00:28:42,834 --> 00:28:45,734
But I don't have any
updates for you on that.
575
00:28:45,734 --> 00:28:47,000
Roger.
576
00:28:48,600 --> 00:28:50,100
The Press:
Just a quick follow-up on --
577
00:28:50,100 --> 00:28:50,966
Mr. Carney:
Okay, and then on --
578
00:28:50,967 --> 00:28:53,133
The Press:
Will he be addressing
the satellite launch,
579
00:28:53,133 --> 00:28:54,934
perhaps when he visits the DMZ?
580
00:28:54,934 --> 00:28:56,667
Or how will he address that?
581
00:28:56,667 --> 00:28:57,934
Or will he?
582
00:28:57,934 --> 00:28:59,200
Mr. Carney:
Well, I think we'll have to see.
583
00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:03,900
I don't have any announcements
that the President might make
584
00:29:03,900 --> 00:29:06,033
or statements that he might
make that I'm going to make
585
00:29:06,033 --> 00:29:06,766
from here.
586
00:29:06,767 --> 00:29:07,433
Andrei.
587
00:29:07,433 --> 00:29:08,266
The Press:
Thank you, Jay.
588
00:29:08,266 --> 00:29:10,400
And we do cover the
Trayvon case, too,
589
00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:11,767
so I do have a follow-up --
590
00:29:11,767 --> 00:29:13,066
Mr. Carney:
I just get follow-ups
on everything today.
591
00:29:13,066 --> 00:29:18,967
The Press:
But my follow-up
was on the World Bank.
592
00:29:18,967 --> 00:29:21,867
Does the President intend
to lobby personally for his
593
00:29:21,867 --> 00:29:25,600
candidate -- talk to his
international counterparts
594
00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:29,166
maybe in the coming
week or elsewhere?
595
00:29:29,166 --> 00:29:30,033
Mr. Carney:
Well, he certainly may.
596
00:29:30,033 --> 00:29:34,332
He feels very strongly that Dr.
Kim is an excellent nominee,
597
00:29:34,333 --> 00:29:36,700
an excellent candidate,
the right person for this
598
00:29:36,700 --> 00:29:38,500
job at this time.
599
00:29:38,500 --> 00:29:41,767
I certainly wouldn't
preclude that possibility.
600
00:29:41,767 --> 00:29:43,934
I don't have -- I haven't had
that conversation with him or
601
00:29:43,934 --> 00:29:47,700
heard it discussed within
the context of this summit.
602
00:29:47,700 --> 00:29:52,734
But we are certainly
advocating for Dr. Kim.
603
00:29:52,734 --> 00:29:55,699
The Press:
And then, secondly, I'll
just say in the same vein,
604
00:29:55,700 --> 00:29:57,900
he's not running unopposed.
605
00:29:57,900 --> 00:30:04,233
The Nigerian Minister of Finance
of Economy has been put forward
606
00:30:04,233 --> 00:30:08,767
-- she has a difficult name, but
she has a strong reputation and
607
00:30:08,767 --> 00:30:09,900
professional qualifications.
608
00:30:09,900 --> 00:30:14,233
She used to run the World Bank
Group as managing director.
609
00:30:14,233 --> 00:30:16,734
So what makes your candidate
better than she is?
610
00:30:16,734 --> 00:30:18,300
Mr. Carney:
Well, I'm not going to
get into a comparison of
611
00:30:18,300 --> 00:30:20,300
this candidate to others,
except to say that this
612
00:30:20,300 --> 00:30:24,300
candidate, the President's
nominee, is extremely qualified,
613
00:30:24,300 --> 00:30:27,899
has a broad diversity of
experience within the very
614
00:30:27,900 --> 00:30:31,433
fields that are central to
the World Bank's mission.
615
00:30:31,433 --> 00:30:35,967
And the President certainly
hopes that he will win the
616
00:30:35,967 --> 00:30:39,600
support at the World Bank and
from the board and become the
617
00:30:39,600 --> 00:30:40,567
next president.
618
00:30:40,567 --> 00:30:43,000
The Press:
On Korea?
619
00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:45,934
Mr. Carney:
Yes, on Korea. And then -- yes.
620
00:30:45,934 --> 00:30:48,966
The Press:
On the Korean trip, as the
President heads to South Korea,
621
00:30:48,967 --> 00:30:53,533
does he regard North Korea or
Iran as a greater threat to
622
00:30:53,533 --> 00:30:56,699
global security regarding
nuclear weapons?
623
00:30:56,700 --> 00:30:58,033
Mr. Carney:
You mean between the two?
624
00:30:58,033 --> 00:30:58,667
The Press:
Yes.
625
00:30:58,667 --> 00:30:59,699
Mr. Carney:
I don't think we have a ranking.
626
00:30:59,700 --> 00:31:04,033
I think we're concerned about
both nations and their -- in
627
00:31:04,033 --> 00:31:07,000
the case of North Korea, the
fact that they -- what they've
628
00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:09,233
done on nuclear weapons;
and then, on Iran,
629
00:31:09,233 --> 00:31:15,767
the obvious violations of their
international obligations and
630
00:31:15,767 --> 00:31:19,700
their refusal to give up their
nuclear weapons ambitions.
631
00:31:19,700 --> 00:31:25,900
So both -- actions
by both countries,
632
00:31:25,900 --> 00:31:27,900
by both regimes threaten
regional stability and
633
00:31:27,900 --> 00:31:32,433
threaten the nuclear
security of the globe.
634
00:31:32,433 --> 00:31:34,834
So that is why this
administration is so
635
00:31:34,834 --> 00:31:41,767
focused on preventing Iran
from acquiring a nuclear weapon,
636
00:31:41,767 --> 00:31:53,000
and why it is focused on working
with our allies to get North
637
00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:56,667
Korea to give up its nuclear
program so that it can rejoin
638
00:31:56,667 --> 00:31:58,934
the community of nations.
639
00:31:58,934 --> 00:32:01,899
These are both very
important issues.
640
00:32:01,900 --> 00:32:04,266
The Press:
Given how personal the
President's remarks were
641
00:32:04,266 --> 00:32:08,100
on the Trayvon Martin shooting,
was he -- and this might come
642
00:32:08,100 --> 00:32:10,600
off wrong -- but was he
eager to talk about it?
643
00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:11,567
Did he want to talk about it?
644
00:32:11,567 --> 00:32:13,500
I know you said it
was inevitable, but --
645
00:32:13,500 --> 00:32:16,633
Mr. Carney:
He can obviously choose to
answer a question or not,
646
00:32:16,633 --> 00:32:20,300
so he chose to answer this
and had some thoughts to
647
00:32:20,300 --> 00:32:21,133
offer on it.
648
00:32:21,133 --> 00:32:24,400
But I'm not going to
psychoanalyze him for you.
649
00:32:24,400 --> 00:32:25,266
Yes.
650
00:32:25,266 --> 00:32:25,967
The Press:
Thanks, Jay.
651
00:32:25,967 --> 00:32:28,800
Is the President fully convinced
that this is the right time to
652
00:32:28,800 --> 00:32:30,966
resume military aid for Egypt?
653
00:32:30,967 --> 00:32:35,066
And does he have full confidence
in the military council that is
654
00:32:35,066 --> 00:32:39,567
committed to transition
to civilian leadership?
655
00:32:39,567 --> 00:32:41,767
Mr. Carney:
Well, I don't have any
update for you on our
656
00:32:41,767 --> 00:32:43,300
position about that.
657
00:32:43,300 --> 00:32:48,367
I think the State Department has
provided information on this.
658
00:32:48,367 --> 00:32:51,133
Egypt is an important
ally in the region.
659
00:32:51,133 --> 00:32:55,033
We have worked closely with
Egypt in this period of
660
00:32:55,033 --> 00:32:57,500
transition and will
continue to do so.
661
00:32:57,500 --> 00:33:01,467
But for specifics about the
decisions with regard to
662
00:33:01,467 --> 00:33:04,700
military aid I think I'd point
you to the State Department.
663
00:33:04,700 --> 00:33:05,400
Steve.
664
00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:07,166
The Press:
Jay, the Vice President
this morning in his speech
665
00:33:07,166 --> 00:33:09,966
was very critical of Mitt
Romney and his Social Security
666
00:33:09,967 --> 00:33:12,200
proposals to raise the
retirement age and slow
667
00:33:12,200 --> 00:33:15,166
the growth of benefits.
668
00:33:15,166 --> 00:33:17,600
What's the White House
position on Social Security?
669
00:33:17,600 --> 00:33:18,632
Are we going to
see an proposals,
670
00:33:18,633 --> 00:33:21,233
specifics proposals
before the election?
671
00:33:21,233 --> 00:33:25,200
Mr. Carney:
I think you saw in the
President's -- both in
672
00:33:25,200 --> 00:33:28,400
his State of the Union last
year and the President's deficit
673
00:33:28,400 --> 00:33:30,100
reduction proposal
from September,
674
00:33:30,100 --> 00:33:33,132
that we believe that we can
work together to take steps
675
00:33:33,133 --> 00:33:44,367
to improve Social Security,
but that the immediate -- with
676
00:33:44,367 --> 00:33:47,600
regard to entitlements, the more
immediate issue that needs to be
677
00:33:47,600 --> 00:33:49,966
addressed is Medicare.
678
00:33:49,967 --> 00:33:55,133
And the President put forward
in his budget proposals on
679
00:33:55,133 --> 00:33:58,266
entitlements that part of a
balanced approach to getting
680
00:33:58,266 --> 00:34:02,266
the kind of significant deficit
reduction that we need to get
681
00:34:02,266 --> 00:34:03,734
our fiscal house in order.
682
00:34:03,734 --> 00:34:07,833
I don't have any new proposals
to suggest to you that we're
683
00:34:07,834 --> 00:34:08,833
going to make.
684
00:34:08,833 --> 00:34:15,600
But the President is very
focused on the need to deal
685
00:34:15,600 --> 00:34:20,366
with our deficit and debt
problems and do it in a way
686
00:34:20,367 --> 00:34:24,133
that does not unfairly burden
certain segments of society,
687
00:34:24,132 --> 00:34:26,332
and that would include
obviously seniors.
688
00:34:26,333 --> 00:34:32,834
One of the problems that we
have with the Ryan/Republican
689
00:34:32,833 --> 00:34:39,332
proposal, both iterations --
which is clearly becoming the
690
00:34:39,333 --> 00:34:44,066
Republican proposal -- I think
that candidates for office have
691
00:34:44,065 --> 00:34:46,699
endorsed it -- is that
it is so unbalanced.
692
00:34:46,699 --> 00:34:53,265
It does not -- the key element
of any plausible proposal to get
693
00:34:53,266 --> 00:34:56,500
our deficits and debt under
control is that it have balance
694
00:34:56,500 --> 00:35:00,100
so that it is not unfairly
burdensome to any sector of
695
00:35:00,100 --> 00:35:02,266
American society.
696
00:35:02,266 --> 00:35:04,033
That has been recognized
by not just Democrats,
697
00:35:04,033 --> 00:35:06,266
not just the President,
but Republicans.
698
00:35:06,266 --> 00:35:08,133
Republican leaders on
this issue have said it
699
00:35:08,133 --> 00:35:09,133
has to have balance.
700
00:35:09,133 --> 00:35:11,700
It has to include not
just discretionary cuts,
701
00:35:11,700 --> 00:35:15,200
not just defense cuts, not just
reforms of entitlement programs,
702
00:35:15,200 --> 00:35:17,700
but revenues.
703
00:35:17,700 --> 00:35:24,033
For some reason, even though
this is established, moderate,
704
00:35:24,033 --> 00:35:29,400
reasonable thinking from leaders
of both parties on this issue,
705
00:35:29,400 --> 00:35:30,900
the Ryan budget, the
Republican budget,
706
00:35:30,900 --> 00:35:34,600
the budget that Republicans seem
to be rallying behind doesn't do
707
00:35:34,600 --> 00:35:35,900
that, it does the opposite.
708
00:35:35,900 --> 00:35:40,600
It gives more tax cuts to the
wealthiest Americans -- and to
709
00:35:40,600 --> 00:35:44,700
pay for them, asks seniors
and others to foot the bill.
710
00:35:44,700 --> 00:35:45,799
The Press:
But on Social Security --
711
00:35:45,800 --> 00:35:46,900
Mr. Carney:
I don't have any
updates for you on --
712
00:35:46,900 --> 00:35:48,500
The Press:
-- tax increase
on Social Security.
713
00:35:48,500 --> 00:35:50,133
You're not talking about a
balanced approach to that,
714
00:35:50,133 --> 00:35:51,232
are you?
715
00:35:51,233 --> 00:35:52,967
Are you saying that there
should be a tax increase --
716
00:35:52,967 --> 00:35:54,166
Mr. Carney:
The President has a plan
that he's put forward.
717
00:35:54,166 --> 00:35:58,533
I have no proposals
beyond the President's
718
00:35:58,533 --> 00:36:03,533
plan to provide to you.
719
00:36:03,533 --> 00:36:07,567
The fact of the matter is we can
get a handle on our deficits and
720
00:36:07,567 --> 00:36:12,066
debt if we take the balanced
approach that the President put
721
00:36:12,066 --> 00:36:15,734
forward, that the Simpson-Bowles
commission put forward,
722
00:36:15,734 --> 00:36:18,033
that the Rivlin-Domenici
commission put forward,
723
00:36:18,033 --> 00:36:20,200
that the Gang of
Six put forward.
724
00:36:20,200 --> 00:36:26,100
The three -- the last
three included Republicans.
725
00:36:26,100 --> 00:36:30,433
Only the President's
proposal and -- I mean,
726
00:36:30,433 --> 00:36:35,133
you guys can conclude on your
own and make an analysis of why
727
00:36:35,133 --> 00:36:37,433
Republicans don't support it.
728
00:36:37,433 --> 00:36:41,934
Because leading Republicans have
supported balanced approaches to
729
00:36:41,934 --> 00:36:43,033
this problem.
730
00:36:43,033 --> 00:36:44,667
They should support a balanced
approach when it comes to
731
00:36:44,667 --> 00:36:47,467
actually getting it done.
732
00:36:47,467 --> 00:36:48,667
Yes, in the back.
733
00:36:48,667 --> 00:36:49,734
The Press:
Thank you, Jay.
734
00:36:49,734 --> 00:36:52,299
A question on the
President's trip to Korea.
735
00:36:52,300 --> 00:36:55,800
North Korea just say any
statement coming out about
736
00:36:55,800 --> 00:37:01,433
their nuclear weapon they would
take as a declaration of war.
737
00:37:01,433 --> 00:37:05,166
So how -- I just want to know
what's the reaction of the White
738
00:37:05,166 --> 00:37:06,066
House to that?
739
00:37:06,066 --> 00:37:07,265
Mr. Carney:
I hadn't heard that
statement, so I don't
740
00:37:07,266 --> 00:37:09,233
have a reaction for you.
741
00:37:09,233 --> 00:37:10,600
Yes, sir.
742
00:37:10,600 --> 00:37:14,933
The Press:
Jay, given the worldwide
financial upheavals in recent
743
00:37:14,934 --> 00:37:18,600
years, world leaders have
been talking about reforms
744
00:37:18,600 --> 00:37:21,400
of the world financial systems.
745
00:37:21,400 --> 00:37:25,633
But with the heads of IMF and
World Bank still coming out of
746
00:37:25,633 --> 00:37:28,933
Europe and the United States,
just like decades ago,
747
00:37:28,934 --> 00:37:32,333
does the White House believe
that such reform has been
748
00:37:32,333 --> 00:37:39,767
proceeding on a satisfactory
pace or anything?
749
00:37:39,767 --> 00:37:42,500
Mr. Carney:
Well, I'm not sure --
I understand that this
750
00:37:42,500 --> 00:37:45,533
is a question that is loosely
pegged to the announcement of
751
00:37:45,533 --> 00:37:47,266
our nominee for the
World Bank president.
752
00:37:47,266 --> 00:37:49,867
I think the World Bank's mission
is focused on reducing poverty
753
00:37:49,867 --> 00:37:51,567
and supporting development,
not the international
754
00:37:51,567 --> 00:37:52,400
financial system.
755
00:37:52,400 --> 00:38:00,867
But this President, in the midst
of a dire financial crisis that
756
00:38:00,867 --> 00:38:04,066
threatened to cause
a global meltdown,
757
00:38:04,066 --> 00:38:11,232
acted quite aggressively
to prevent the meltdown,
758
00:38:11,233 --> 00:38:15,900
and has passed, with
Congress's support,
759
00:38:15,900 --> 00:38:21,066
a law that reforms Wall Street
and ensures that we don't have
760
00:38:21,066 --> 00:38:28,433
the same kind of situation that
helped precipitate the global
761
00:38:28,433 --> 00:38:30,934
financial crisis in 2007, 2008.
762
00:38:30,934 --> 00:38:36,000
And that experience is an
experience that we share with
763
00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:38,767
others around the globe, and the
lessons that we learned from it.
764
00:38:38,767 --> 00:38:44,500
And this I think is something
I've talked about when we
765
00:38:44,500 --> 00:38:49,567
discussed the European -- the
eurozone crisis and the efforts
766
00:38:49,567 --> 00:38:53,100
there to get a handle on that,
and the fact that Secretary
767
00:38:53,100 --> 00:38:57,200
Geithner has been very engaged
with his European counterparts
768
00:38:57,200 --> 00:39:00,500
on that issue and offering the
kind of advice that he can,
769
00:39:00,500 --> 00:39:05,600
having personally been involved
in the crisis here and the
770
00:39:05,600 --> 00:39:08,333
efforts to end it.
771
00:39:08,333 --> 00:39:13,867
But beyond that, I'm not sure
that the announcement today goes
772
00:39:13,867 --> 00:39:15,967
particularly to your question.
773
00:39:15,967 --> 00:39:16,800
Donovan.
774
00:39:16,800 --> 00:39:18,800
The Press:
Thanks, Jay.
775
00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:23,900
I want to go back for a minute
to the health care anniversary.
776
00:39:23,900 --> 00:39:28,333
The Republicans obviously are
celebrating the anniversary --
777
00:39:28,333 --> 00:39:30,066
I think they put a banner
up and all of this.
778
00:39:30,066 --> 00:39:34,600
And you said earlier today that
the propaganda spending against
779
00:39:34,600 --> 00:39:37,200
the health care law
was like 3 to 1.
780
00:39:37,200 --> 00:39:41,533
And my question is, wouldn't an
appearance or an event by the
781
00:39:41,533 --> 00:39:46,299
President help offset that?
782
00:39:46,300 --> 00:39:50,600
Mr. Carney:
We are focused on implementing
the Affordable Care Act.
783
00:39:50,600 --> 00:39:59,866
We also support those who
are marking the anniversary,
784
00:39:59,867 --> 00:40:02,433
those who support -- who are
marking it and are supportive
785
00:40:02,433 --> 00:40:04,500
of the Affordable Care Act.
786
00:40:04,500 --> 00:40:06,800
We have put out our own report.
787
00:40:06,800 --> 00:40:12,333
There will be -- you put it
in the political context,
788
00:40:12,333 --> 00:40:15,567
which is the only context
within which Republicans put it,
789
00:40:15,567 --> 00:40:17,934
because they have no policy
that's an answer to the need
790
00:40:17,934 --> 00:40:19,467
for health care reform.
791
00:40:19,467 --> 00:40:24,433
And there will be an opportunity
for the President to debate the
792
00:40:24,433 --> 00:40:31,166
merits of reforming our health
care system in a way that builds
793
00:40:31,166 --> 00:40:34,166
on the private sector -- private
insurance system that we have,
794
00:40:34,166 --> 00:40:38,467
but does not allow insurance
companies to deprive Americans
795
00:40:38,467 --> 00:40:40,867
of health insurance because
they develop an illness,
796
00:40:40,867 --> 00:40:43,133
or prevent them from getting
health insurance because they
797
00:40:43,133 --> 00:40:47,799
have preexisting conditions,
and puts other restrictions on
798
00:40:47,800 --> 00:40:50,200
insurance companies to ensure
that they spend at least 80
799
00:40:50,200 --> 00:40:54,567
percent of your premium dollars
on health care and not overhead,
800
00:40:54,567 --> 00:40:56,600
that they can't raise your
premiums by 10 percent or
801
00:40:56,600 --> 00:40:57,799
more with no accountability.
802
00:40:57,800 --> 00:41:00,500
I mean, this is the other
side of the argument.
803
00:41:00,500 --> 00:41:08,033
And that debate will be engaged
in the fall if the Republican
804
00:41:08,033 --> 00:41:10,266
nominee feels so
strongly about it.
805
00:41:10,266 --> 00:41:12,000
It will be an interesting
debate, no doubt,
806
00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:17,767
should at a political level, one
of the architects of this health
807
00:41:17,767 --> 00:41:21,767
care reform, be the nominee for
the Republican Party -- because,
808
00:41:21,767 --> 00:41:24,433
as many have noted
in both parties,
809
00:41:24,433 --> 00:41:27,600
the individual mandate provision
of the President's Affordable
810
00:41:27,600 --> 00:41:31,734
Care Act bears striking
similarity to the individual
811
00:41:31,734 --> 00:41:34,900
mandate that was put in
place in Massachusetts.
812
00:41:34,900 --> 00:41:36,066
Any others?
813
00:41:36,066 --> 00:41:37,165
Chris.
814
00:41:37,166 --> 00:41:39,367
The Press:
Jay, earlier this week,
Elizabeth Warren told me
815
00:41:39,367 --> 00:41:41,500
she wants to see the President
complete his evolution on
816
00:41:41,500 --> 00:41:42,367
same-sex marriage --
817
00:41:42,367 --> 00:41:43,734
Mr. Carney:
I saw that story by you, Chris.
818
00:41:43,734 --> 00:41:45,667
The Press:
It was pretty cool, wasn't it?
819
00:41:45,667 --> 00:41:46,500
Mr. Carney:
You're a star.
820
00:41:46,500 --> 00:41:47,567
(laughter)
821
00:41:47,567 --> 00:41:49,533
The Press:
Anyway, Elizabeth Warren
said that marriage equality
822
00:41:49,533 --> 00:41:51,700
is morally right.
823
00:41:51,700 --> 00:41:53,399
Will the President
take her advice before
824
00:41:53,400 --> 00:41:55,400
the November election?
825
00:41:55,400 --> 00:41:59,967
Mr. Carney:
Chris, I have no updates
for you on that issue.
826
00:41:59,967 --> 00:42:02,400
The Press:
As chair on the congressional
panel overseeing TARP reforms,
827
00:42:02,400 --> 00:42:04,734
Ms. Warren oversaw the
distribution of hundreds of
828
00:42:04,734 --> 00:42:07,366
billions of dollars to banks
on the verge of collapse,
829
00:42:07,367 --> 00:42:09,266
and she also served as special
assistant to the President on
830
00:42:09,266 --> 00:42:10,834
the establishment of
the Consumer Financial
831
00:42:10,834 --> 00:42:11,834
Protection Bureau.
832
00:42:11,834 --> 00:42:13,332
So if the President is going to
take her advice on these very
833
00:42:13,333 --> 00:42:15,467
complex issues, why wouldn't
he do so on this very simple
834
00:42:15,467 --> 00:42:16,900
issue of marriage?
835
00:42:16,900 --> 00:42:21,000
Mr. Carney:
Well, the President appreciates
Elizabeth Warren's advice and
836
00:42:21,000 --> 00:42:23,867
service that she provided on
these very critical issues that
837
00:42:23,867 --> 00:42:24,633
you talked about.
838
00:42:24,633 --> 00:42:27,799
And he gets advice from people
he respects on a variety of
839
00:42:27,800 --> 00:42:35,066
issues and he listens very
carefully to that advice on
840
00:42:35,066 --> 00:42:40,600
those varieties of issues, and
then he makes his decisions when
841
00:42:40,600 --> 00:42:44,000
he's ready to make them, and
talks about them when he's got
842
00:42:44,000 --> 00:42:46,467
news to talk about.
843
00:42:46,467 --> 00:42:47,800
The Press:
May I have one brief --
844
00:42:47,800 --> 00:42:49,767
Mr. Carney:
Andrei -- (speaking in Russian)
845
00:42:49,767 --> 00:42:51,332
(laughter)
846
00:42:51,333 --> 00:42:56,433
The Press:
Does Dr. Kim want the job of
the President of the World Bank?
847
00:42:56,433 --> 00:42:57,233
Mr. Carney:
Yes.
848
00:42:57,233 --> 00:43:00,233
The Press:
Why didn't he say so?
849
00:43:00,233 --> 00:43:03,400
(laughter)
850
00:43:03,400 --> 00:43:07,633
Mr. Carney:
Again, my knowledge of the
history of this is not complete,
851
00:43:07,633 --> 00:43:10,033
but when you're nominated
for a job -- I think this
852
00:43:10,033 --> 00:43:12,667
is true when you --
at least in our system,
853
00:43:12,667 --> 00:43:15,066
when we nominate potential
Cabinet secretaries,
854
00:43:15,066 --> 00:43:16,834
you don't come out
and make your case.
855
00:43:16,834 --> 00:43:18,165
The Press:
They don't speak?
856
00:43:18,166 --> 00:43:19,133
Mr. Carney:
I don't think that's
always the case.
857
00:43:19,133 --> 00:43:26,033
But in any -- I'm certain that
Dr. Kim has graciously agreed
858
00:43:26,033 --> 00:43:27,834
to serve if confirmed.
859
00:43:27,834 --> 00:43:29,366
The Press:
Would you graciously provide
us with the week ahead?
860
00:43:29,367 --> 00:43:30,734
Mr. Carney:
I will graciously provide --
861
00:43:30,734 --> 00:43:33,266
The Press:
-- just said a minute ago?
862
00:43:33,266 --> 00:43:36,467
Mr. Carney:
I just said, "Andrei,
please, what?"
863
00:43:36,467 --> 00:43:39,400
The Press:
Oh.
864
00:43:39,400 --> 00:43:42,367
Mr. Carney:
You, too? Oh, you. Okay.
865
00:43:42,367 --> 00:43:43,100
Week ahead.
866
00:43:45,867 --> 00:43:48,467
On Sunday morning, the
President will arrive in Seoul,
867
00:43:48,467 --> 00:43:49,967
Republic of Korea.
868
00:43:49,967 --> 00:43:52,433
Later in the morning, the
President will visit the
869
00:43:52,433 --> 00:43:56,100
Demilitarized Zone,
also known as the DMZ.
870
00:43:56,100 --> 00:43:58,667
At the Demilitarized Zone,
the President will meet with
871
00:43:58,667 --> 00:44:01,333
American troops serving
on the Korean Peninsula.
872
00:44:01,333 --> 00:44:03,967
In the afternoon, the President
will hold a bilateral meeting
873
00:44:03,967 --> 00:44:08,533
with Prime Minister Erdogan of
Turkey at the Grand Hyatt Hotel.
874
00:44:08,533 --> 00:44:11,299
Later, the President will visit
the Blue House where he will
875
00:44:11,300 --> 00:44:14,500
attend a bilateral meeting with
President Lee of the Republic of
876
00:44:14,500 --> 00:44:17,667
Korea, hold a joint news
conference with President Lee,
877
00:44:17,667 --> 00:44:20,100
and attend a dinner
with President Lee.
878
00:44:20,100 --> 00:44:22,667
The President will spend
the night in Seoul.
879
00:44:22,667 --> 00:44:26,232
On Monday morning, the President
will deliver remarks at Hankuk
880
00:44:26,233 --> 00:44:29,600
University in Seoul on his
ongoing commitment to our
881
00:44:29,600 --> 00:44:32,900
continued efforts to stop the
spread of nuclear weapons.
882
00:44:32,900 --> 00:44:35,467
Later in the day, the President
will hold bilateral meetings
883
00:44:35,467 --> 00:44:38,066
with President
Medvedev of Russia,
884
00:44:38,066 --> 00:44:40,700
President Hu Jintao of
China, and President
885
00:44:40,700 --> 00:44:42,866
Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan.
886
00:44:42,867 --> 00:44:45,467
In the evening, the President
will attend a Nuclear Security
887
00:44:45,467 --> 00:44:46,834
Summit working dinner.
888
00:44:46,834 --> 00:44:48,866
On Tuesday, the President
will attend the Nuclear
889
00:44:48,867 --> 00:44:50,000
Security Summit.
890
00:44:50,000 --> 00:44:52,567
Later in the day, the
President will depart Seoul,
891
00:44:52,567 --> 00:44:55,867
en route Washington, D.C.
The President will arrive in
892
00:44:55,867 --> 00:45:01,667
Washington, due to the changing
time zones, on Tuesday evening.
893
00:45:01,667 --> 00:45:03,734
On Wednesday and Thursday, the
President will attend meetings
894
00:45:03,734 --> 00:45:04,734
at the White House.
895
00:45:04,734 --> 00:45:07,133
On Friday, the President will
attend campaign events in
896
00:45:07,133 --> 00:45:09,200
Burlington, Vermont
and Portland, Maine.
897
00:45:09,200 --> 00:45:13,066
He will return to Washington,
D.C. that evening.
898
00:45:13,066 --> 00:45:14,265
And that is your week ahead.
899
00:45:14,266 --> 00:45:15,400
Thank you all very much.
