Remarks by President Obama on the December Jobs Report and Economic Personnel Announcements

Landover, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2011 – 11:40 A.M. EST

THE PRESIDENT:  Please, everybody have a seat.  It is wonderful to be with all of you today.  I want to make just a couple of quick acknowledgments.  First of all, we have one of the fine senators from the great state of Maryland, Ben Cardin, in the house.  Where’s Ben?  There he is right here.  (Applause.)  Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker is here.  (Applause.)

I want…