In the press conference today, the secretary Jay Carney stated the President Obama's policies on issues of the Senate, the Buffet rules, the corporate tax reforms, kids stay at school policies, Egyptian embassy, the Syrian massacre of its citizens, the AfPak meeting, the US-Pakistan relations, the Georgian security and the Iranian nuclear problems.
President Obama is to have a virtual interview on Google+ today. The President takes questions from people submitted online, which were voted upon online as well.
Watch Live: President Obama Answers Your Questions in a Google+ Hangout
Secretary Carney referred to the President's State of the Union speech on 90 day up-or-down rule on the confirmation process of appointees in the Senate. Currently, a single senator can stop the process of confirmation, which is a wrong approach to exercise our democracy. The system is broken and is not good for the American public.
Answering questions on the Buffet rules and corporate tax reforms, Secretary Carney said that we will hear more on those issues. He referred to the Obama Administration's decision on the Keystone Pipeline and said the Republicans mixing the issue with the Payroll Tax Cut bill is unfair to the middle class Americans, who would be affected by the tax cuts by $1500 in average.
On the issue of the Oakland Occupy arrests on Sunday, he stated that the Administration must balance the First Amendment rights with the public security and safety. Over 400 people were arrested by the Oakland police which fired tear gas at the protesters.
President Obama is to have a virtual interview on Google+ today. The President takes questions from people submitted online, which were voted upon online as well.
Watch Live: President Obama Answers Your Questions in a Google+ Hangout
Secretary Carney referred to the President's State of the Union speech on 90 day up-or-down rule on the confirmation process of appointees in the Senate. Currently, a single senator can stop the process of confirmation, which is a wrong approach to exercise our democracy. The system is broken and is not good for the American public.
Answering questions on the Buffet rules and corporate tax reforms, Secretary Carney said that we will hear more on those issues. He referred to the Obama Administration's decision on the Keystone Pipeline and said the Republicans mixing the issue with the Payroll Tax Cut bill is unfair to the middle class Americans, who would be affected by the tax cuts by $1500 in average.
On the issue of the Oakland Occupy arrests on Sunday, he stated that the Administration must balance the First Amendment rights with the public security and safety. Over 400 people were arrested by the Oakland police which fired tear gas at the protesters.