Press Conference by President Obama, July 15, 2011

by Gary Kopycinski on July 15, 2011

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Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 15, 2011 – 10:58 A.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. As you know, yesterday we had another meeting with the congressional leaders. We’re not having one today, so I thought it would be useful to give you guys an update on where we are.

All the congressional leaders have reiterated the desire to make sure that the United States does not default on our obligations, and that the full faith and credit of…