over意思Press Briefing Highlights
This afternoon, in his cond press briefing, White Hou Press Secretary Robert Gibbs fielded questions on energy independence, the stimulus 2 package, and the auto 3 industry. Here are some lected respons from the press conference.
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On the remaining bailout funds: "I do think what is incredibly important for you and for the American people to understand is the President believes that -- and outlined this to Congress before they voted -- we have to u the cond $350 billion far differently than we ud the first $350 billion to address the foreclosure crisis, to do so in a way that's transparent 4 , so the American people will know where the money is going. There was a report today in the Wall Street Journal that many of the banks that had gotten money are actually lending less now that they have that money. That clearly has to change. The point of that money was to go to banks to free up lending, free up credit, capital…. We're going to change the way that money works to ensure that money that is injected into banks is ud to provide small business with loans, to provide families with college or auto loans. We h
ave to do so in a way that's transparent. And we have to make sure that there's some change in executive compensation as it relates to entities 5 that participate in that program or get the money."
On how today's memoranda 6 regarding environmental policy might impact the nation's struggling auto industry: "The particular action that the President took today was to take legislation that Congress approved in December of 2007, and President Bush signed, and in January of 2009 implement 7 changed CAFE standards for model year 2011. So I don't think it comes as any surpri to automakers or consumers that a change in our fuel mileage 8 standards was on the horizon. In fact, between December of 2007 and October of 2010 -- which is when manufacturers begin the next model year -- we believe, and I've en testimony 9 from the auto companies, that changing tho fuel mileage standards is certainly doable. The President wants to work with the auto industry to ensure that the fuel-efficient cars of tomorrow are produced and built here in America for Americans to buy. And I think that government working with the auto industry can ensure
雨露计划that we have a sustainable path toward the production or more fuel-efficient autos, that tho fuel-efficient autos will be more appealing to American consumers, and that that can be a win-win for both. The actions that the President took today put us on the path when we realize a fuel efficiency standard of 35 miles to the gallon -- it's 27.5 now -- 35 miles to the gallon will constitute a savings 10 of 2 million barrels of oil a day, which is roughly comparable to the amount of oil that we import each day from the Persian Gulf 11 ."
And later, in respon to a similar question: "I think what ultimately we'll come up with is something that moves along the twin goals of ensuring a strong manufacturing ctor 12 while at the same time ensuring that we take the necessary steps to reduce our dependence 1 on foreign oil."
渡 In respon to the question, What is a green job, anyway?, Gibbs replied: "Each year, at least at the end of last year, you had tax credits for wind energy jobs -- there's a one-year
书评怎么写tax credit, right. And so the -- every year in August or September, there's a huge scurry 13 to make sure that next year's tax credit is available. Well, if you're going to build a windmill [ctor] the size of which is going to produce energy to lower the power costs of millions of Americans, there's some lead time that's involved. So in instituting a renewed tax credit in this economic stimulus bill to give the producers of wind energy some understanding of what's available for them to u in creating the jobs and to give them some economic certainty is important. That's just one example….You've got biofuel jobs. You've got solar projects. I think there's any number of clean energy jobs that can drive not only our path towards energy independence, but also a path towards creating jobs." 小酒窝
感谢老师的句子 There were also a lot of questions about the President's plans for bipartisanship. Gibbs said that President Obama will hear out Congressional Republicans in two meetings on Capitol Hill tomorrow -- first with the Hou GOP, then the Senate GOP. "The President is very rious about this….[T]he job announcements today underscore the necessity that Washington not respond to the latest crisis simply by doing what Washington always doe
我的家风作文s best and does more frequently, and that is get into too much of a back and forth 14 and have important issues that the American people are concerned about become a political football. That's why the President is willing and eager to go first to have Republican leaders and Democratic leaders here, and now to go talk only with Republican leaders tomorrow to ek their input 15 . And we hope that this is a process that will continue until the bill goes through Congress and the President has something that he can sign.
"The goal is to ek their input. He wants to hear their ideas. If there are good ideas -- and I think he assumes there will be -- that we will look at tho ideas; that tho ideas will go through a process in Congress; they'll be debated and voted on….And I think becau of that bipartisan dialogue we'll create a better economic plan for the American people when all is said and done."
