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Administration of Barack Obama, 2013 Checklist of White House Press Releases December 31, 2013 Released January 1 Released Janua Administration of Barack Obama, 2013 Checklist of White House Press Releases December 31, 2013 The following list contains releases of the Office of the Press Secretary that are neither printed items nor covered by entries in the Digest of Other White House Announcements. Released January 1 Fact sheet: The Tax Agreement: A Victory for Middle-Class Families and the Economy Released January 2 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 4310 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 8 Released January 4 Text: Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Alan B. Krueger on the employment situation in December 2012 Released January 6 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 41 Released January 7 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released January 8 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Transcript of an on-the-record conference call by Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes and Deputy Assistant to the President and Coordinator for South Asia Douglas E. Lute on Afghan President Hamid Karzai's upcoming visit to the White House Released January 9 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released January 10 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1339, H.R. 1845, H.R. 2338, H.R. 3263, H.R. 3641, H.R. 3869, H.R. 3892, H.R. 4053, H.R. 4057, H.R. 4073, H.R. 4389, H.R. 5859, H.R. 6014, H.R. 6260, H.R. 6379, H.R. 6587, H.R. 6620, H.R. 6671, S. 925, S. 3202, S. 3666, and S.J. Res. 49 Released January 14 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 443, H.R. 1464, H.R. 2076, H.R. 4212, H.R. 4365, H.R. 4606, H.R. 6029, H.R. 6060, H.R. 6328, H.R. 6364, H.R. 6586, H.R. 6621, H.R. 6655, S.J. Res. 44, S. 3331, S. 3454, S. 3472, S. 3630, S. 3662, and S. 3677 1 Released January 15 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 2318 Released January 16 Text: Now Is the Time: The President's Plan To Protect Our Children and Our Communities by Reducing Gun Violence Released January 17 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released January 18 Statement by the Press Secretary on House Republican debt limit proposals Released January 21 Advance text of the President's Inaugural Address Released January 22 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released January 23 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released January 24 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released January 25 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released January 28 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released January 29 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 152 Fact sheet: Fixing Our Broken Immigration System So Everyone Plays by the Rules Excerpts from the President's remarks on immigration reform Released January 30 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Text: Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Alan B. Krueger on the advance estimate of GDP for the fourth quarter of 2012 Released January 31 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney 2 Released February 1 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary on the explosion in Mexico City Text: Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Alan B. Krueger on the employment situation in January Released February 4 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 325 Released February 5 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Text: Statement by Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John O. Brennan on Bulgaria's announcement of Hizballah's role in the 2012 Burgas terrorist attack Released February 6 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Text: Readout of White House and Department of Homeland Security officials' meetings with law enforcement on comprehensive immigration reform Released February 7 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released February 8 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney, Controller of the Office of Management and Budget's Office of Federal Financing Management Daniel I. Werfel, and National Economic Council Principal Deputy Director Jason Furman Fact sheet: Examples of How the Sequester Would Impact Middle Class Families, Jobs and Economic Security Released February 11 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released February 12 Statement by the Press Secretary: Executive Order on Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Fact sheet: Presidential Policy Directive on Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Fact sheet: Afghanistan Text: Guest List for the First Lady's Box at the State of the Union Address Text: The President's Plan for a Strong Middle Class and a Strong America Excerpts of the President's State of the Union Address Advance text of the President's State of the Union Address 3 Released February 13 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney and National Economic Council Principal Deputy Director Jason Furman Statement by the Press Secretary: The President's Plan To Make America a Magnet for Jobs by Investing in Manufacturing Fact sheet: The President's Plan To Make America a Magnet for Jobs by Investing in Manufacturing Fact sheet: President Obama's Plan for Early Education for All Americans (embargoed until February 14) Released February 14 Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest Statement by the Press Secretary on congressional action on the Federal budget Statement by the Press Secretary on the filibuster of the nomination of Charles T. Hagel as Secretary of Defense Released February 15 Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest Fact sheet: The President's Plan To Ensure Hard Work Leads to a Decent Living Released February 19 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released February 20 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Fact sheet: The President's Plan To Make America a Magnet for Jobs by Investing in Infrastructure Released February 21 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Transcript of a conference call press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes, Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economic Affairs Michael Froman, and National Security Council Senior Director for Asian Affairs Daniel R. Russel on the visit of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan Text: White House Blog Post: A Balanced Plan To Avert the Sequester and Reduce the Deficit Released February 22 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney and Secretary of Transportation Raymond H. LaHood Released February 24 Statement by the Press Secretary: White House Releases New State-by-State Reports on the Impacts of the Sequester 4 Released February 25 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet A. Napolitano Released February 26 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Text: White House Policy for Countering Improvised Explosive Devices Released February 27 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Released February 28 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released March 1 Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama Grants Pardons Released March 2 Statement by the Press Secretary: White House Announces New Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa, and the Gulf Region Released March 4 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released March 5 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary: One-Year Update on the Implementation of the National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Released March 7 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 47 Released March 8 Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest Statement by the Press Secretary on the 2007 disappearance of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson in Iran Text: Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Alan B. Krueger on the employment situation in February Fact sheet: Implementation of Export Control Reform Released March 11 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney 5 Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser Thomas E. Donilon at the Asia Society in New York City Released March 12 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary on the House Republican budget proposal Released March 13 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F.
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