Appendix C—Checklist of White House Press Releases

The following list contains releases of the Office Released January 11 of the Press Secretary that are neither printed items nor covered by entries in the Digest of Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Depu- Other White House Announcements. ty Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest Released January 3 Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama Issues Call to Action To Invest in Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- America at White House “Insourcing Ameri- tary James F. “Jay” Carney can Jobs” Forum Statement by the Press Secretary announcing Advance text of the President’s remarks at the that the President signed H.R. 515, H.R. 789, White House Insourcing American Jobs Fo- H.R. 1059, H.R. 1264, H.R. 1801, H.R. 1892, rum H.R. 2056, H.R. 2422, and H.R. 2845 Released January 12 Released January 4 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary tary James F. “Jay” Carney James F. “Jay” Carney Released January 13 Statement by the Press Secretary: We Can’t Wait: The White House Announces Federal Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary and Private Sector Commitments To Provide James F. “Jay” Carney and Office of Manage- Employment Opportunities for Nearly 180,000 ment and Budget Deputy Director for Man- Youth (released January 4; embargoed until agement Jeffrey D. Zients January 5) Statement by the Press Secretary: President Advance text of the President’s remarks at Shak- Obama Announces Proposal To Reform, Reor- er Heights High School in Shaker Heights, OH ganize and Consolidate Government Released January 5 Advance text of the President’s remarks on Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Government reform tary James F. “Jay” Carney Released January 14 Advance text of the President’s remarks in Ar- Statement by the Press Secretary: White lington, VA House Outlines Approach To Protect the In- Released January 6 ternet While Combatting Online Piracy Text: Statement by Council of Economic Ad- Released January 17 visers Chairman Alan B. Krueger on the em- Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- ployment situation in December 2011 tary James F. “Jay” Carney Released January 9 Text: Statement by National Security Council Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Spokesman ThomasF. Vietor on violence in tary James F. “Jay” Carney South Sudan Released January 10 Released January 18 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- tary James F. “Jay” Carney tary James F. “Jay” Carney

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Statement by the Press Secretary: New Report: Fact sheet: President Obama’s Blueprint To States Moving Forward To Implement Health Support U.S. Manufacturing Jobs, Discourage Reform’s Affordable Insurance Exchanges Outsourcing, and Encourage Insourcing Text: 2012 Progress Report: States Are Imple- Fact sheet: National Strategy for Global Sup- menting Health Reform ply Chain Security Released January 19 Released January 26 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. “Jay” Carney James F. “Jay” Carney Statement by the Press Secretary: We Can’t Statement by the Press Secretary on legislation Wait: President Obama Takes Actions To In- to ban insider trading by Members of Congress crease Travel and Tourism in the Untied States (dated January 25) Released January 20 Released January 27 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- James F. “Jay” Carney tary James F. “Jay” Carney Text: Statement by Council of Economic Ad- Statement by the Press Secretary on the death visers Chairman Alan B. Krueger on the ad- of Cuban activist Wilmar Villar vance estimate of GDP for the fourth quarter Released January 23 of 2011 (dated January 25) Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Fact sheet: President Obama’s Blueprint for tary James F. “Jay” Carney Keeping College Affordable and Within Reach for All Americans Released January 24 Released January 28 Statement by the Press Secretary on Egypt’s transition to democracy Excerpts of the President’s remarks at the Al- falfa Club dinner Text: Blueprint for an America Built To Last Released January 30 Text: Guest list for the First Lady’s Box at the Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- State of the Union Address tary James F. “Jay” Carney Excerpts of the President’s State of the Union Statement by the Press Secretary on legislation Address to ban insider trading by Members of Congress Advance text of the President’s State of the Released January 31 Union Address Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Released January 25 tary James F. “Jay” Carney Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Statement by the Press Secretary: On One- James F. “Jay” Carney Year Anniversary of Startup America Initiative Text: National Strategy for Global Supply President Obama Sends Startup America Leg- Chain Security islative Agenda to Congress Text: Statements on the President’s State of Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the Union Address that the President signed H.R. 3800 Released February 1 Fact sheet: President Obama’s Blueprint To Make the Most of America’s Energy Sources Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- (embargoed until January 26) tary James F. “Jay” Carney and Secretary of

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Housing and Urban Development Shaun L.S. Flexibility in Exchange for Reform for Ten Donovan States Statement by the Press Secretary announcing Fact sheet: The President’s Global Develop- that the President signed H.R. 3237 ment Council Fact sheet: President Obama’s Plan To Help Released February 10 Responsible Homeowners and Heal the Hous- Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Na- ing Market tional Security Adviser Benjamin J. Rhodes, Advance text of the President’s remarks at the National Security Adviser to the Vice President James Lee Community Center in Falls Antony J. Blinken, Deputy National Security Church, VA Adviser for International Economic Affairs Mi- Released February 2 chael B. Froman, and Senior Director for Asian Affairs Daniel R. Russel on the visit of Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Vice President Xi Jinping of China tary James F. “Jay” Carney Statement by the Press Secretary announcing Statement by the Press Secretary on the Suda- that the President signed H.R. 3801 nese Armed Forces’ bombardment of civilian populations in Southern Kordofan and Blue Fact sheet: Women’s Preventive Services and Nile States in Sudan Religious Institutions Fact sheet: President Obama’s Plan To Put Released February 13 Veterans Back to Work (embargoed until Feb- Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- ruary 3) tary James F. “Jay” Carney Released February 3 Fact sheet: A Blueprint To Train Two Million Text: Statement by Council of Economic Ad- Workers for High-Demand Industries Through visers Chairman Alan B. Krueger on the em- a Community College to Career Fund ployment situation in January Released February 14 Released February 6 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- tary James F. “Jay” Carney tary James F. “Jay” Carney Statement by the Press Secretary announcing Released February 7 that the President signed H.R. 588 and H.R. 658 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Text: Joint Fact Sheet on Strengthening U.S.- tary James F. “Jay” Carney China Economic Relations Fact sheet: President Obama To Host White Released February 15 House Science Fair Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Released February 8 James F. “Jay” Carney Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Advance text of the President’s remarks at tary James F. “Jay” Carney Master Locks Co. in Milwaukee, WI Fact sheet: Harnessing Innovation for Global Released February 16 Development Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Released February 9 James F. “Jay” Carney Statement by the Press Secretary: President Fact sheet: President Obama’s Budget Ex- Obama: Our Children Can’t Wait for Congress pands, Simplifies Small Business Health Care To Fix No Child Left Behind, Announces Tax Credits

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Released February 17 Fact sheet: Supporting an All-of-the-Above Approach to American Energy and Protecting Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Consumers at the Pump James F. “Jay” Carney Advance text of the President’s remarks at the Statement by the Press Secretary: President University of Miami in Miami, FL Obama Takes Actions To Promote American Manufacturing and Increase U.S. Exports at Released February 24 Boeing Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Statement by the Press Secretary on the first Deputy Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest anniversary of Libya’s revolution Fact sheet: The United States and Den- Advance text of the President’s remarks at the mark—NATO Allies and Global Partners Boeing Production Facility in Everett, WA Released February 27 Released February 21 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- tary James F. “Jay” Carney tary James F. “Jay” Carney Statement by the Press Secretary on Trans- Statement by the Press Secretary: We Can’t Canada’s announcement of a plan to build a Wait: Obama Administration Announces Steps pipeline from Cushing, OK, to the Gulf of To Boost the Rural Economy, Promote Job Mexico Creation Statement by the Press Secretary announcing Released February 22 that the President signed H.R. 1162 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Fact sheet: President Obama Challenges Gov- tary James F. “Jay” Carney ernors To Invest in Education Statement by the Press Secretary: We Can’t Released February 28 Wait: Obama Administration Unveils Blue- Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- print for a “Privacy Bill of Rights” To Protect tary James F. “Jay” Carney Consumers Online Statement by the Press Secretary on the han- Statement by the Press Secretary announcing dling of remains at the Dover Port Mortuary that the President signed H.R. 3630 Advance text of the President’s remarks to the Fact sheet: Plan To Protect Privacy in the In- United Auto Workers convention ternet Age by Adopting a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights Released February 29 Released February 23 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- tary James F. “Jay” Carney Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. “Jay” Carney Released March 1 Statement by the Press Secretary on the impris- Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. “Jay” Carney onment of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani in Iran Advance text of the President’s remarks at Statement by the Press Secretary on the Presi- Nashua Community College in Nashua, NH dential election in Senegal Released March 2 Fact sheet: All-of-the-Above Approach to American Energy—Reducing Energy Costs Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- for American Consumers and Businesses tary James F. “Jay” Carney

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Released March 4 Text: Statement by Council of Economic Ad- Text: Statement by National Security Council visers Chairman Alan B. Krueger on the em- Spokesman Thomas F. Vietor on the train acci- ployment situation in February dent outside Szczekociny, Poland Released March 12 Advance text of the President’s remarks at the Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- American Israel Public Affairs Committee pol- tary James F. “Jay” Carney, Secretary of the In- icy conference terior Kenneth L. Salazar, and Deputy Assis- Released March 5 tant to the President Heather R. Zichal Statement by the Press Secretary on the upcom- Statement by the Press Secretary: White ing Group of Eight (G–8) and NATO summits House Announces Details on President’s Plan To Provide Americans With Job Training and Released March 6 Employment Services Fact sheet: President Obama Announces New Steps To Provide Housing Relief to Veterans Statement by the Press Secretary: The Blue- and Servicemembers and Help More Respon- print for a Secure Energy Future: One-Year sible Homeowners Refinance Progress Report Released March 7 Text: The Blueprint for a Secure Energy Fu- ture: Progress Report Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. “Jay” Carney Released March 13 Statement by the Press Secretary: President’s Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Council on Jobs and Competitiveness Launches tary James F. “Jay” Carney STAY WITH IT With a Facebook Live Event Statement by the Press Secretary announcing Fact sheet: Latest Steps To Implement the that the President signed H.R. 4105 President’s Export Control Reform Initiative Text: Joint op-ed by President Obama and Fact sheet: All-of-the-Above Approach to Prime Minister David Cameron of the United American Energy Kingdom for the Washington Post: An Alliance Released March 8 the World Can Count On Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Released March 14 tary James F. “Jay” Carney Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate pas- Statement by the Press Secretary announcing sage of transportation improvement legislation that the President signed H.R. 347 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing Fact sheet: We Can’t Wait: White House that the President signed S. 1134 and S. 1710 Launches Ethics.gov To Promote Government Accountability and Transparency Text: Statement by National Security Council Spokesman Thomas F. Vietor on the bus acci- Fact sheet: U.S.-Ghana Development and dent outside Sierre, Switzerland Economic Relationship Text: Statement by National Security Council Released March 9 Spokesman Thomas F. Vietor on the Interna- Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Depu- tional Criminal Court conviction of Congolese ty Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo in the child soldiers case Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama To Announce New Efforts To Support Joint fact sheet: U.S.-UK Progress Towards a Manufacturing Innovation, Encourage Insourcing Freer and More Secure Cyberspace

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Joint fact sheet: U.S.-UK Higher Education, Council Senior Director for Asia Daniel R. Science, and Innovation Collaboration Russel, and White House Coordinator for Arms Control and Weapons of Mass Destruction, Joint fact sheet: U.S. and UK Defense Cooper- ation Proliferation, and Terrorism Gary Samore on the President’s upcoming visit to South Korea Joint fact sheet: U.S.-UK Task Force To Sup- port Our Armed Forces Personnel, Veterans Text: Statement by White House Communica- and Their Families tions Director H. Daniel Pfeiffer on the House budget proposal Joint fact sheet: The U.S.-UK Partnership for Global Development Released March 21 Joint fact sheet: Peace Corps and VSO Part- Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary nership on Volunteerism To Promote Global James F. “Jay” Carney Development Text: Statement by Office of Management and Joint fact sheet: U.S. and UK Counterterror- Budget Acting Director Jeffrey D. Zients: The ism Cooperation Ryan Republican Budget: The Consequences of Imbalance Released March 15 Fact sheet: Obama Administration’s All-of-the- Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Above Approach to American Energy tary James F. “Jay” Carney Fact sheet: Obama Administration Commit- Statement by the Press Secretary: Obama Ad- ment to American Made Energy ministration Establishes White House Council on Strong Cities, Strong Communities Released March 22 Advance text of the President’s remarks at Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Prince George’s Community College James F. “Jay” Carney Released March 16 Statement by the Press Secretary on the situa- Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary tion in Mali James F. “Jay” Carney Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate ac- Released March 19 tion on legislation promoting small-business growth Transcript of a press briefing by James F. “Jay” Carney Text: Statement by National Security Council Spokesman Thomas F. Vietor on the U.N. Hu- Text: Statement by National Security Council man Rights Council’s resolution on Sri Lanka Spokesman Thomas F. Vietor on the detention of las Damas de Blanco members in Cuba Released March 23 Text: Statement by National Security Council Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Spokesman Thomas F. Vietor on the terrorist tary James F. “Jay” Carney attack in Toulouse, France Statement by the Press Secretary: New Report: Released March 20 Affordable Care Act Gives Americans More Security, Better Benefits Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- tary James F. “Jay” Carney Text: Affordable Care Act: The New Health Care Law at Two Years Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Na- tional Security Adviser for Strategic Communi- Text: Early Reactions to the Nomination of Jim cations Benjamin J. Rhodes, National Security Yong Kim as President of the World Bank

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Released March 25 tion and the United States of America Regard- ing the Trilateral Cooperation at the Former Statement by the Press Secretary on Assistant Semipalatinsk Test Site to the President for Homeland Security Advis- er and Counterterrorism John O. Brennan’s Text: Joint Statement on Quadrilateral Coop- telephone conversation with President Abd al- eration on High-density Low-enriched Urani- Rabuh Mansur Hadi of Yemen um Fuel Production Released March 26 Text: Statement of Activity and Cooperation To Counter Nuclear Smuggling Transcript of a press readout by Deputy Na- tional Security Adviser for Strategic Communi- Text: Joint Statement on Transport Security cations Benjamin J. Rhodes on President Text: Joint Statement on Nuclear Security Obama’s bilateral meeting with President Training and Support Centers Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev of Russia Text: Joint Statement on Nuclear Terrorism Statement by the Press Secretary: Trilateral Announcement Between Mexico, the United Text: Joint Statement on National Legislation States, and Canada on Nuclear Security Implementation Kit on Nuclear Security Text: Joint Statement by the United States, Text: Nuclear Security Summit, Seoul, March Chile, Poland, Nigeria, Morocco, Thailand, 2012: Multinational Statement on Nuclear In- and the Republic of Korea on the Nuclear Se- formation Security curity Summit Outreach Efforts Text: 2012 Nuclear Security Summit Deliver- Text: Belgium-France-Netherlands-United States able: Global Partnership Against the Spread of Joint Statement—Minimization of HEU and the Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction Reliable Supply of Medical Radioisotopes Fact sheet: Plutonium Removal From Sweden Fact sheet: Italy Fact Sheet: Nuclear Security Fact sheet: History of Trilateral Threat Reduc- Summit 2012 tion Cooperation at the Former Semipalatinsk Advance text of the President’s remarks at Test Site Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Fact sheet: United States-Japan Nuclear Secu- Seoul, South Korea rity Working Group Fact Sheet Released March 27 Fact sheet: Belgium Nuclear Security Summit Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Fact sheet: Ukraine Highly Enriched Uranium tary James F. “Jay” Carney, Deputy National Removal Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes, and National Security Released March 28 Council Director for Nuclear Threat Reduc- Transcript of a press briefing by Principal tion Shawn Gallagher Deputy Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest Transcript of a teleconference press briefing by Released March 29 Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes on Presi- Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- dent Obama’s bilateral meeting with Prime tary James F. “Jay” Carney Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani of Pakistan Statement by the Press Secretary on House Statement by the Press Secretary on clashes passage of 90-day surface transportation exten- along the border of Sudan and South Sudan sion legislation Text: Joint Statement of the Presidents of the Statement by the Press Secretary on the Ryan Republic of Kazakhstan, the Russian Federa- Republican budget

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Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate ac- Statement by the Press Secretary announcing tion on the Buffett rule that the President signed H.R. 3606 Advance text of the President’s remarks on energy Fact sheet: President Obama To Sign Jump- Released March 30 start Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Depu- Released April 6 ty Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest Statement by the Press Secretary: White Transcript of a teleconference background House Releases Report on Women and the briefing by senior administration officials on Economy the Presidential determination pursuant to sec- Statement on the employment situation in tion 1245 of the National Defense Authoriza- March tion Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Statement by the Press Secretary: White Statement by the Press Secretary on the Presi- House Announces 2012 Easter Egg Roll Pro- dential determination pursuant to section gram and Talent Line-Up 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Fact sheet: 2012 White House Easter Egg Roll Statement by the Press Secretary announcing Released April 10 that the President signed H.R. 4281 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Released April 2 James F. “Jay” Carney Statement by the Press Secretary on the elec- Excerpts of the President’s remarks at Florida tions in Burma Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL Statement by the Press Secretary announcing Released April 11 that the President signed H.R. 473 and H.R. 886 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Released April 3 tary James F. “Jay” Carney Text: Statement by White House Communica- Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Na- tions Director H. Daniel Pfeiffer: Three tional Security Adviser for Strategic Communi- Charts Illustrating Two Different Visions for cations Benjamin J. Rhodes and Senior Director Our Nation for the Western Hemisphere Daniel A. Restre- po on the President’s participation in the Sum- Text: Statement by National Security Council mit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia Spokesman Thomas F. Vietor on Sudan Statement by the Press Secretary on the situa- Released April 4 tion in Bahrain Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Fact sheet: All of the Above: Obama Adminis- tary James F. “Jay” Carney tration Announces Additional Steps To In- Statement by the Press Secretary on the attack crease Energy Security on the National Theater in Mogadishu, Somalia Released April 12 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- that the President signed S. 2038 tary James F. “Jay” Carney Fact sheet: The STOCK Act: Bans Members of Statement by the Press Secretary: We Can’t Congress From Insider Trading Wait: Protecting Taxpayer Dollars From Released April 5 Wasteful Payment Errors and Fraud Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Statement by the Press Secretary on North Ko- tary James F. “Jay” Carney rea’s missile launch

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Released April 13 Text: Report: Equal Pay Task Force Accom- plishments: Fighting for Fair Pay in the Work- Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. “Jay” Carney and Deputy National place Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Fact sheet: Increasing Oversight and Cracking Benjamin J. Rhodes Down on Manipulation in Oil Markets Statement by the Press Secretary: White Fact sheet: Fighting for Equal Pay House Releases President Obama and Vice President Biden’s 2011 Tax Returns Released April 18 Statement by the Press Secretary on the situa- Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary tion in Guinea Bissau James F. “Jay” Carney Text: Statement by Deputy Assistant to the Statement by the Press Secretary: President President for Energy and Climate Change Obama’s Visit to Lorain County Community Heather R. Zichal: Facilitating Safe and Re- College sponsible Expansion of Natural Gas Production Fact sheet: Release of National Security Re- Text: Statements on the President’s Executive port on Revising U.S. Export Controls on Sat- Order Supporting Safe and Responsible De- ellites velopment of Unconventional Domestic Natu- Released April 19 ral Gas Resources Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Fact sheet: Small Business Network of the tary James F. “Jay” Carney Americas Statement by the Press Secretary: President Fact sheet: The U.S. Economic Relationship Obama Announces Patricia Summit as a Re- With the Western Hemisphere cipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom Released April 14 Released April 20 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- tary James F. “Jay” Carney and Deputy Na- tional Security Adviser for Strategic Communi- tary James F. “Jay” Carney and Secretary of cations Benjamin J. Rhodes Education Arne Duncan Fact sheet: Summit of the Americas: Connect- Statement by the Press Secretary: President ing the Americas Obama To Sign Proclamation Designating Fort Ord National Monument Advance text of the President’s remarks at the opening session of the Summit of the Americas Released April 23 in Cartagena, Colombia Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Released April 16 tary James F. “Jay” Carney Statement by the Press Secretary: White Statement by the Press Secretary: President House Launches 2012 Citizens Medal Nomi- Obama Announces Jan Karski as a Recipient of nation Process the Presidential Medal of Freedom Released April 17 Fact sheet: A Comprehensive Strategy and New Tools To Prevent and Respond to Atrocities Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- tary James F. “Jay” Carney and National Eco- Fact sheet: Mitigating and Eliminating the nomic Council Deputy Director Brian C. Threat to Civilians Posed by the Lord’s Resis- Deese tance Army

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Fact sheet: Sanctions Against Those Complicit Released April 30 in Grave Human Rights Abuses Via Informa- Fact sheet: United States-Japan Cooperative tion Technology in Syria and Iran Initiatives Fact sheet: Educating Our Way to an Econo- Advance text of the President’s remarks at the my Built To Last: Stopping the Student Loan National Legislative Conference of the Build- Interest Rate Hike ing and Construction Trades Department of Released April 24 the AFL–CIO Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Advance text of remarks by Assistant to the James F. “Jay” Carney President for Homeland Security and Coun- terterrorism John O. Brennan at the Woodrow Statement by the Press Secretary on the hu- Wilson International Center for Scholars manitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa Released May 1 Released April 25 Transcript of a background briefing by senior Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary administration officials James F. “Jay” Carney Text: Statement by Domestic Policy Council Released April 26 Director Cecilia Munoz: New Report: Health Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Care Law Makes Community Health Centers tary James F. “Jay” Carney Stronger Statement by the Press Secretary: Obama Ad- Fact sheet: The U.S.-Afghanistan Strategic ministration Urges Reauthorization of the Vio- Partnership Agreement lence Against Women Act Excerpts of the President’s address to the Na- Statement by the Press Secretary: President tion from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan Obama Names Presidential Medal of Freedom Advance text of the President’s address to the Recipients Nation from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan Statement by the Press Secretary: We Can’t Released May 2 Wait: President Obama Takes Action To Stop Deceptive and Misleading Practices by Educa- Transcript of a press briefing by senior admin- tional Institutions that Target Veterans, Ser- istration officials on the strategic partnership vice Members and their Families agreement between the U.S. and Afghanistan Statement by the Press Secretary on the ver- Statement by the Press Secretary: We Can’t dict in the trial of Charles Taylor at the Special Wait: White House Announces Nearly 300,000 Court for Sierra Leone Summer Jobs and Other Employment Oppor- tunities for Youth and New Online Tool To Released April 27 Help Youth Access Opportunities Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Depu- Released May 3 ty Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Transcript of a background briefing by a senior tary James F. “Jay” Carney administration official on the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of Japan Released May 4 Text: Statement by Council of Economic Advis- Text: Statement by Council of Economic Ad- ers Chairman Alan B. Krueger on the advance visers Chairman Alan B. Krueger on the em- estimate of GDP for the first quarter of 2012 ployment situation in April

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Released May 7 Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Nation- al Security Adviser for Strategic Communica- Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- tions Benjamin B. Rhodes tary James F. “Jay” Carney Text: Camp David Declaration Released May 8 Fact sheet: G–8 Action on Energy and Climate Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Change James F. “Jay” Carney Fact sheet: G–8 Action on the Deauville Part- Statement by the Press Secretary: President nership with Arab Countries in Transition Obama Calls on Congress To Act on “To Do List” To Create Jobs Released May 20 Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Na- Republicans’ blocking of legislation to prevent tional Security Adviser for Strategic Communi- student loan interest rates from doubling cations Ben Rhodes, Gen. John R. Allen, USMC, commander, NATO International Se- Fact sheet: An Update on Bringing Jobs Back curity Assistance Forces, Afghanistan, and to the United States Special Assistant to the President for Afghani- Released May 10 stan and Pakistan Douglas E. Lute Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Transcript of a press briefing by U.S. Ambassa- James F. “Jay” Carney dor to NATO Ivo H. Daalder and Deputy Na- tional Security Adviser for Strategic Communi- Statement by the Press Secretary: Administra- cations Benjamin J. Rhodes tion Officials Announce National Strategy To Increase Travel and Tourism in the United Fact sheet: Chicago Summit—NATO Capabilities States to 100 Million Visitors Annually by 2021 Released May 21 Fact sheet: Obama Administration Continues Fact sheet: Chicago Summit—Strengthening Efforts To Increase Travel and Tourism in the NATO’s Partnerships United States Fact sheet: Chicago Summit—NATO’s Endur- Fact sheet: White House Announces New ing Presence after 2014 Steps To Cut Red Tape, Eliminate Unneces- sary Regulations Fact sheet: Chicago Summit—Afghanistan Transition Interim Milestone Fact sheet: White House Announces New Pri- vate and Public Sector Commitments To Pro- Fact sheet: Chicago Summit—Sufficient and mote Financial Empowerment Across the Sustainable ANSF Country Advance text of the President’s commencement Released May 11 address at Joplin High School in Joplin, MO Fact sheet: President Obama Announces Im- Released May 22 pact of October Refinancing Actions, Calls on Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Congress To Act on “To Do List” tary James F. “Jay” Carney, Deputy Assistant Released May 19 to the President for Energy and Climate Change Heather R. Zichal, and Winergy Drive Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Systems Corporation Chief Executive Officer tary James F. “Jay” Carney, Deputy National Terry R. Royer Security Adviser for International Economic Affairs Michael B. Froman, and Deputy Na- Statement by the Press Secretary: President tional Security Adviser for Strategic Communi- Obama Calls on Congress To Act on Clean En- cations Benjamin B. Rhodes ergy Tax Credits in “To Do List”

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Released May 23 Jobs Corps in “To Do List” and Launches New Military Credentialing Initiative To Fill Work- Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary force Needs James F. “Jay” Carney Statement by the Press Secretary: Obama Ad- Statement by the Press Secretary announcing ministration Launches Sweeping Shift to Mobile that the President signed H.R. 5740 Advance text of the President’s commence- Released June 1 ment address at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Depu- Colorado Springs, CO ty Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest Released May 24 Text: Statement by Council of Economic Ad- Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary visers Chairman Alan B. Krueger on the em- James F. “Jay” Carney ployment situation in May Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate ac- Released June 4 tion on legislation regarding student loan inter- Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- est rates tary James F. “Jay” Carney Advance text of the President’s remarks at TPI Fact sheet: Fighting for Equal Pay and the Composites, Inc., in Newton, IA Paycheck Fairness Act Released May 25 Released June 5 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 4045 and H.R. 4967 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. “Jay” Carney, Secretary of Education Fact sheet: Memorial Day and Commemora- Arne Duncan, and Consumer Financial Protec- tion of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War tion Bureau Director Richard A. Cordray Released May 28 Statement by the Press Secretary on the 2012 Text: Op-ed by President Obama for Mili- National-Level Exercise tary.com, Military Times, and Stars and Statement by the Press Secretary announcing Stripes: Keeping Faith With Vietnam Veterans that the President signed the Border Tunnel Released May 29 Prevention Act of 2012 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Statement by the Press Secretary announcing tary James F. “Jay” Carney that the President signed H.R. 2415, H.R. 3220, H.R. 3413, H.R. 4119, and H.R. 4849 Released May 30 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Released June 6 tary James F. “Jay” Carney Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Statement by the Press Secretary announcing James F. “Jay” Carney that the President signed H.R. 2072 Fact sheet: Helping Americans Manage Stu- Fact sheet: President Obama To Sign the Ex- dent Loan Debt With Improvements To Re- port-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012 payment Options Released May 31 Released June 7 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary tary James F. “Jay” Carney James F. “Jay” Carney Statement by the Press Secretary: President Statement by the Press Secretary on the situa- Obama Calls on Congress To Act on Veterans tion in Syria

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Fact sheet: Encouraging Reliable Supplies of Statement by the Press Secretary announcing Molybdenum-99 Produced Without Highly that the President signed S. 3261 Enriched Uranium Excerpts of the President’s remarks on pre- Released June 8 senting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to President Shimon Peres of Israel Statement by the Press Secretary on Philip- pines-U.S. relations Released June 14 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary that the President signed H.R. 2947, H.R. James F. “Jay” Carney 3992, and H.R. 4097 Text: Report: U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saha- Released June 11 ran Africa Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Fact sheet: Obama Administration Efforts in tary James F. “Jay” Carney Sub-Saharan Africa Fact sheet: The New Strategy Toward Sub-Sa- Transcript of a background briefing by a senior haran Africa administration official on the Presidential de- termination regarding the availability of non- Released June 15 Iranian oil in the market Transcript of a press briefing by Under Secre- Statement by the Press Secretary: President tary of the Treasury for International Affairs Obama Honors Outstanding Math and Science Lael Brainard, Deputy National Security Ad- Teachers viser for International Economic Affairs Mi- chael B. Froman, and Deputy National Securi- Statement by the Press Secretary: Obama Ad- ty Adviser for Strategic Communications Ben- ministration Releases Report on America’s Ag- jamin J. Rhodes on the G–20 summit ricultural Economy and Announces Commit- ment To Invest over $2 Billion in Rural Small Statement by the Press Secretary announcing Businesses that the President signed S. 292 and S. 363 Statement by the Press Secretary on the Presi- Text: Statement by Counsel to the President dential determination pursuant to section Kathryn H. Ruemmler on the availability of ex- 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense ecutive branch personnel public financial dis- closure reports Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Released June 17 Released June 12 Statement by the Press Secretary on the parlia- Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Depu- mentary elections in Greece ty Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest Released June 18 Released June 13 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- tary James F. “Jay” Carney, Deputy National tary James F. “Jay” Carney Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Statement by the Press Secretary: We Can’t Benjamin J. Rhodes, Under Secretary of the Wait: President Obama Signs Executive Order Treasury for International Affairs Lael Brain- To Make Broadband Construction Faster and ard, and U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael A. Cheaper McFaul Statement by the Press Secretary on the Presi- Released June 19 dent’s signing of legislation concerning con- Transcript of remarks by Secretary of the Trea- tract awards for large air tankers sury Timothy F. Geithner in Los Cabos, Mexico

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Text: Joint Statement by the United States and Statement by the Press Secretary: Obama Ad- Canada ministration Awards “Vets to Cops” Hiring Grants Text: Joint U.S.-EU Statement on the High Level Working Group on Jobs and Growth Released June 26 Text: G–20 Leaders Declaration Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. “Jay” Carney Text: The Los Cabos Growth and Jobs Action Plan Statement by the Press Secretary on the Inter- national Day in Support of Victims of Torture Released June 20 Statement by the Press Secretary on student Statement by the Press Secretary: Obama Ad- loan interest rates ministration Commemorates 40 Years of In- Released June 27 creasing Equality and Opportunity for Women in Education and Athletics Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- tary James F. “Jay” Carney Released June 21 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secre- the President signed S. 404, S. 684, and S. 997 tary James F. “Jay” Carney Released June 28 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that Transcript of a background press briefing by the President signed H.R. 5883 and H.R. 5890 senior administrations officials on sanctions Released June 22 against Iran Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Depu- Statement by White House Communications ty Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest Director H. Daniel Pfeiffer on the House of Representatives vote to hold Attorney General Statement by the Press Secretary: On Anniver- Eric H. Holder, Jr., in contempt of Congress sary of Olmstead, Obama Administration Reaf- firms Commitment To Assist Americans With Fact sheet: The Affordable Care Act: Secure Disabilities Health Coverage for the Middle Class Released June 23 Released June 29 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Text: Op-ed by President Obama for News- James F. “Jay” Carney week: President Obama Reflects on the Im- pact of Title IX Statement by the Press Secretary on student loan interest rate legislation Released June 24 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing Statement by the Press Secretary on Egypt that the President signed H.R. 6064 Released June 25 Released June 30 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Statement by the Press Secretary on the death of James F. “Jay” Carney former Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir of Israel

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