Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for coming to the White House for your daily briefing. I want to welcome -- we have a group of Haitian journalists...

Today, the Kaiser Family Foundation released a new report, which found that thanks to the President’s health care law, 15.8 million Americans will...

At this time, we have no credible information that terrorist organizations, including al Qaeda, are plotting attacks in the U.S. to coincide with the...

With that, I’ll take your questions. Ben.

As you know, the President was briefed by Director Sullivan. I do not have a point-by-point readout for you of that meeting. He was briefed on the...

Well, I would refer you to the Defense Department. I’m not -- I’m aware of the reports of what Senator McCain said, but I obviously am not familiar...

Well, look, I understand that Speaker Boehner and Republicans on Capitol Hill are busy backing and filling, trying to explain how they can support --...

Yes.

Well, I think we've seen -- and we saw it in the payroll tax cut issue debate that resulted in Republicans ultimately doing the right thing and making...

MR. CARNEY: Let's be clear: The real fight here -- there is a negotiation that should and hopefully will take place to decide how to pay for this...

They said that after the President made an issue of it. It is not in the Ryan/Republican budget. There was a committee vote where they rejected an...

Look, that’s right, he did it for a year, and obviously we would assess it again in a year. It is absent from the governing document of the Republican...

But hold on, they want to repeal it. We understand that. They will argue that in this campaign. They will argue that insurance companies will once...

I think we saw the other day in a statement by the spokesman of the House Republicans -- the House Speaker, the Republican leader in the House, when...

I will respond to that with alacrity. I will note a couple of things. One, as all of the questions so far in this briefing prove, we are talking about...

Well, my response is what I just gave. We follow these rules by the book. We -- just the same rules that -- although there have been some changes...

I don’t think so. I doubt it. I don’t know that any of us were aware of it until we read newspaper reports.

I would refer you to the Secret Service for questions about their investigation. We have said that when that investigation is complete, they may have...

Well, I think you should ask them what direct questions --

Well, again, I would refer you to what the Secret Service said. I don’t have anything more for you on it.

Jake, I’m not familiar with it. I’ll have to take the question. Thanks.

Norah.

Norah, I will answer your question as I have others, which is the Secret Service is still engaged in an investigation. The issues that may or may not...

The President made clear that he believes that those of us who work for the U.S. government, whether at the White House or in an agency of the administration,...

Again, I think this goes to a broader question about the nature of the agency, culture of the agency. I think for now, anyway, those questions are...

I would just refer you to Secretary Napolitano, obviously whose department oversees this agency.

Roger.

First of all, where are we going?

Georgia? How come you guys aren’t asking, why are we going to Georgia?

It’s a battleground, that’s why. It’s in play.

I think I mentioned yesterday on Air Force One, in response to a question about this, that the subject matter of the trip, which is an official trip,...

Well, I think I just gave you a little bit of preview of the subject matter, which seems a little different from what you just asked. But for more...

Sure.

I don’t have any advanced scheduling announcements for you, for next week. I’m sure we’ll have more information about next week for you tomorrow.

Again, we’ll have more information about tomorrow’s trip. I did, perhaps a little prematurely, show a little ankle on the subject matter yesterday....

I think -- I’m not sure what your question -- I think you need to ask a more specific question.

Well, I think that foreign policy will obviously be discussed in the campaign. I would refer you to the campaign for more on the Vice President's speech,...

I think the way that we've handled it is -- represents exactly the balance you need to strike.

I'll go to Ed.

I have not heard suggested that there is an issue with that. I think that you noted correctly that the individual here apologized and made clear that...

Well, again, the official's comments not only are inaccurate as a representation of -- or characterization of the way that the EPA has operated under...

Well, I think he's apologized and he's -- what he said is clearly not representative of either this President's belief in the way that we should approach...

I have not spoken to him about them. Again, you're talking about a rumor in a newspaper that, as far as I know, is not confirmed, and I would just...

Well --

And reporters never -- like investigations, they never get it wrong. (Laughter.)

No, fair enough. But I haven't talked to him about it. I don't have a reaction for you.

Well, look, I think the President has said, and said as recently as two nights ago, that he believes very strongly that the vast majority of the men...

I think that's actually not a quite accurate representation of his loose proposal, which is not in legislative form. But in terms of the path to citizenship...

Has the President --

Have you? I don't think it's ever been presented, to my knowledge. But the --

Let's just -- well, let's go back to what we're talking about here. The President has repeatedly made clear that he is a strong proponent of comprehensive...

Saying what, I'm sorry?

Well, no, it doesn't. We are firmly committed, Peter, to preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. That is the focal point of our policy.

When...

Look, I think we’ve discussed various assessments by this administration or this U.S. government on Iran’s programs and intentions. We have said...

I haven’t seen that. I think we addressed this issue a long time ago, but I’ll have to -- I don’t think I have a comment on it, but thanks.

Yes,...

I hope I did. Sorry. (Laughter.) I sometimes forget.

Look, I think -- I want to make clear a couple of things about this. One is, this is obviously something that’s in the press, and I’m sure that...

But -- so if you’re asking me if he’s aware of it, I’m sure he is. But beyond that --

I just -- I don’t know. But again, this is not a policy matter for the United States or -- it is obviously a story that if you read the newspapers...

I’m not sure that’s exactly how I understood his comments. But what I think -- I think what his assessment and the assessments of others, including...

Well, we remain very focused on supporting a peaceful transition, political transition in Yemen. And we’ll continue to stand by the Yemeni people...

Well, you know I’m not going to comment on counterterrorism authorities or intelligence matters, but we do obviously cooperate.

Yes, Jon-Christopher.

Well, I think I actually addressed this the other day, but -- and my answer is the same today as it was then, which is that we strongly condemn that...

Yes. Yes, with the camera, sure.

Well, I would point you to the statement. The President’s position on this is well known, and I think the statement was fairly comprehensive.

Yes.

Again, I would just point you to the President’s statement and the fact that his position on this issue is well known.

All the way in the back.

I would refer you to the State Department on that. I don't have any information on her trip.

Thank you all, very much.