Isn't it nice that Obama has taken time out of his fundraising, campaigning (on your dollar flying aroung the nation in AirForce One) and playing Golf to hold a press conference????? God knows he doesnt' appear to be able to make time to get involved in the debt/debt limit talks....he's willing to delegate it to Biden....he's willing to a couple of meetings with leaders, but to get in the trenches and really get his hands dirty....no he doesn't have time for that!!!! too much fundraising and campaigning to do!....
Where is his program????? He has NONE!
This guy is simply a JOKE!
Obama to Hold Press Conference Amid Budget Talks
Published June 29, 2011 | FoxNews.com
President Obama speaks to workers at the Alcoa Davenport Works factory in Bettendorf, Iowa, June 28.
President Obama will juggle questions on a host of domestic and foreign policy challenges when he meets the press Wednesday morning, amid a fierce debate on Capitol Hill over the debt ceiling and other issues.
The president will hold a press conference, his first solo appearance since March, late Wednesday morning, before convening a meeting with Senate Democratic leaders in the afternoon.
That meeting follows efforts by the president to salvage budget talks that fell apart late last week when GOP negotiators bowed out. The talks surely will be front and center at Wednesday's press conference.
Obama is trying to find middle ground between the two parties on a plan to cut spending so he can muster a majority in Congress to approve an increase in the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling by early August. So far, a compromise is elusive.
The biggest sticking point has been the issue of tax hikes, which Republicans resolutely oppose. House Speaker John Boehner, speaking on Fox News Tuesday night, reiterated that he opposes any tax increase as part of a deal.
"There are no votes in the Congress ... to raise taxes on anyone, so tax increases are off the table," Boehner said.
The speaker also predicted that the Obama administration will soon issue warnings that Americans might not get their Social Security checks or that doctors might not get Medicare payments if the debt ceiling issue is not resolved in the coming weeks.
"It is predictable. It is going to come. What we've got to do is continue to press our case with the American people that cutting spending now and dealing with our long-term debt will help create a better environment for job creators in our country," Boehner said.
The press conference also comes amid controversy on Capitol Hill over the turmoil in Libya. The House has twice rebuked the president for his handling of the conflict, while Obama's allies in the Senate are trying to piece together a resolution to authorize the U.S. military's actions there. The debate, though, signals lawmakers are becoming increasingly frustrated with the administration's view that it need not seek permission from Congress to continue the military operation.
Obama's last full-blown news conference was in March, when turmoil in Libya first drew in the U.S. military and the threatened shutdown of the government was making headlines. Obama has since answered questions in brief sessions with reporters during a European trip and during a joint White House appearance with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Wednesday's news conference comes amid persistent signals that the economic recovery has slowed. Obama has been stepping up his promotion of job creation initiatives amid evidence that the state of the economy has weakened his job approval standing with the public.
Obama also recently announced a drawdown of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, prompting criticism by some lawmakers that he was not pulling enough forces out and by others that he was acting too precipitously.
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