White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, October 17, 2011

En Route Asheville, North Carolina–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2011 – 10:16 A.M. EDT

MR. CARNEY:  Well, good morning, everyone.  Thanks for joining us.  I know you are as excited as I am about launching the bus tour the President will embark on through smaller communities in North Carolina and Virginia.  For the same reason we were excited about the bus tour through the upper Midwest — Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois — we are excited about this because it enables the…