White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, February 19, 2013

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2013 – 11:59 A.M. EST

MR. CARNEY:  Good day, everyone.  Thanks for being here.  Welcome to your White House briefing.  I have no announcements to make, so we’ll go straight to the Associated Press.

Q    Thank you.  The President outlined some pretty dire consequences for the economy today if the sequester takes effect. I’m wondering, though, if those consequences are so dire why has he not picked up the phone to talk…