White House Press Briefing by Vice President Biden and Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, June 17, 2010

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2010 – 2:12 P.M. EDT

MR. GIBBS:  Good afternoon, folks.  Is this working?  All right.  You recognize our special guest.  I want to turn this over to Vice President Biden.

THE VICE PRESIDENT:  You act surprised.  (Laughter.)  Well, I’m glad to see the reverence for the vice presidency still exists.  (Laughter.)

Hey, folks, I’m here to talk about the Recovery Act, and I’m sure that was the first thing on your mind…