White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, October 23, 2013

Washington, DC–(ENEWSFP)–October 23, 2013 – 1:14 P.M. EDT

MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  I appreciate your patience.  Busy day, as almost every day is here at the White House.

Before I get to your questions, I had a couple of things I wanted to say to you.  And the first is that in front of you and to my left here is Peggy Suntum, who 30 years ago got a phone call.  “She…