Pres. Obama Bay Area Visit: Pool Report




The following is the official White House pool report from David
Nakamura, Washington Post Staff Writer:

AF1 touched down in San Francisco at 12:39 p.m. PST after
uneventful flight. He was greeted by Calif. Lt. Gen. Gavin
Newsom, San Fran Mayor Ed Lee and Calif Att. Gen. Kamala Harris.
Obama then worked the rope line before departing at 1 p.m. PST.
Jay Carney gaggled on board. Please check the transcript for
accuracy and fuller quotes. Here are some highlights: “There was
another milestone reached today in the resurgence of the American
automobile industry. Today we learned that each of the big three
automakers posted a yearly profit in 2011. For the first time
since 2004, all of those companies are operating in the black.”
He said the number of new jobs since the auto industry emerged
from bankruptcy at the end of 2009 now exceeds 200,000 “marking
the strongest period of auto jobs growth since the late 1990s.”
Also notes that the White House sent to Congress the
“Consolidating and Reforming Government Act of 2012” which would
“reinstate the authority that presidents held for decades to
reorganize and consolidate the federal government.” (Talks
between U.S.,Afghanistan and the Taliban) “Almost all
insurgencies come to an end through a political settlement. We
believe that an end to the conflict in Afghanistan will come when
there is a reconciliation. We have supported an Afghan led
process of reconciliation and our principles that we have put
forward with regard to that process is any Taliban who wants to
participate… would have to renounce Al Qaeda, lay down their
arms, renounce violence, and pledge allegiance to the Afghan
Constitution, and its requirement that the rights of minorities
and women are respected. … The principles we have laid out for
the process are very clear.” Can’t confirm developments in search
for World Bank president or timetable. (is president calling
anyone in Congerss on payroll tax cut, such as Sen. Cardin) “He
did speak with Senator Cardin. I don’t have any readouts. He
isn’t making any calls today that I’m aware of. … The process is
moving forward and the president looks forward to signing into
law a tax cut for 160 million Americans and an extension of
unemployment benefits that is vital to people looking for work.”
(Iran gov sent letter to lady ashton re:nuclear weapons? ) “We’re
reviewing the letter. You’re accurate there was a letter sent in
response to Lady Ashton’s letter … I don’t have a review to give
to you. We’ve noted in the past.. that the Iranians needed to
respond to that letter. So they have. But I don’t want to make
any qualitative judgments to their response. As the president
said, there is time and space to a diplomatic solution to this if
Iran chooses to engage in constructive behavior.” (Boeing trip?
Does it fit into NLRB dispute from earlier this year in S.
Carolina) “This trip has everything to do with the president’s
focus on manufacturing and on increasing our exports and nothing
to do with the matter that you just raised. Boeing … is doing a
lot of business overseas. That’s very good for Boeing, very good
for American manufacturing, American exports.” (Whitney Houston
laid to rest in NJ. Is prez following it and does he plan to mark
her passing) “He certainly is aware and knows about her tragic
death. His thoughts and prayers are with her family, especially
her daughter.” (On the pace of fundraising and campaign picking
up): “This trip involves a number of political events. I think as
a probably noted back when we discussed this in the past. As this
year progresses the president will of course have to spend more
time on the campaign on the reelection effort and that that would
be a gradual escalation as required by the process. And I think
that’s part of what we’re seeing. But it sort of ebbs and flows.
We’re consolidating a lot fo events out here because he’s here
and then there will be periods of relatively few political events
and then more concentration, depending on what’s on the
schedule.” (On critics who say taxpayers are funding some of the
fundraising trips when they are combined with official events):
“The White House abides by all of the rules that govern how
campaign costs are picked up by the campaign. And that’s
absolutely the case with this trip. There’s a fairly complex
process by which campaign costs are allocated. … We do it
absolutely by the book and in the same manner that President Bush
did and President Clinton did.”

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