Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2013 -1:07 P.M. EDT. The Administration released a Statement of Administration Policy last night indicating that if the President were presented with H.R. 2642, his senior advisors would recommend that he veto the bill. MR. CARNEY:  Welcome to the White House.  Thanks for being here, as ever. [Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2013. DEPUTY SECRETARY BURNS: Well, Mr. State Councilor, it’s a great pleasure to welcome you and all of your colleagues to this plenary session of the strategic track of the Strategic and Economic Dialogue. I want to welcome all of you once again to the Department of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary Kerry’s Schedule EGYPT U.S. Assistance to Egypt U.S. Support for Continued Sustainable Path to Democracy in Egypt U.S. Assistance under Review U.S. in Touch with a Range of Egyptian Officials SYRIA Chemical Weapons RUSSIA Condemnation of Posthumous Magnitsky Verdict Snowden[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2013.  The Justice Department announced today the launch of a new educational video to assist employers in avoiding charges of discrimination in the employment eligibility verification form I-9 process and in the use of E-Verify. The video also helps educate employees about their legal rights.  The Office[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2013 – 12:58 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  Welcome to the White House and to your daily briefing.  Before I take your questions, I had a couple of things I wanted to draw to your attention.  First, today, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is making an[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2013. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending July 6, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 360,000, an increase of 16,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 344,000. The 4-week moving average was 351,750, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary Kerry’s Schedule EGYPT Current Political Situation / Regular Contact with Egyptian Counterparts Department of Defense Assistance to Egypt Concerns about Violence Transition / Needs to be Inclusive U.S. Relationship with Egypt / Assistance Morsy Ongoing Demonstrations / Arbitrary Arrests Update[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2013. SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning, everybody. I want to thank my good friend of almost 40-plus years, the Vice President of the United States, for coming today. I don’t think there’s ever been a Vice President who is as steeped in foreign policy, as knowledgeable, and whose[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2013 – 2:16 P.M. EDT   THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you so much.  (Applause.)  Thank you. (Applause.)  Hey!  Thank you.  Everybody, please have a seat.  See, everybody is cheering because I’ve bought their books, I’ve seen their movies, I buy their records.  (Laughter.)  So we’re major contributors here.[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2013. The President welcomes the bipartisan approval of S. 815, The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) of 2013, by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today.  He thanks Committee Chairman Harkin, Senator Merkley, and Senator Kirk for their leadership on this important issue.  The President has[Read More…]