White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, October 22, 2013

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2013 – 12:50 P.M. EDT

MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Thank you for being here today.  Before I go to our regular briefing, I have with me as a guest, Jason Furman, who’s the President’s chairman — rather the Chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers.  Many of you know him.  Today, because of the shutdown, is Jobs Day, as you know, and he’ll mention that at the top. …