The Fight to Reduce Gun Violence Is Far From Over

Here's What's Happening Here at the White House           DAILY SNAPSHOT Wednesday, June 19, 2013             Featured  The Fight to Reduce Gun Violence Is Far From Over A little more than six months after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, Vice President Biden said yesterday that he and President Obama have not given up the fight to reduce gun violence. And although a minority of the Senate voted down common-sense legislation that would keep our kids and communities safer, President Obama has "moved forward on what was within his power, what executive actions he could take," the Vice President explained. "Today, I can report that he announced 23 executive actions; 21 of them have been completed or there has been major progress made toward the total completion and that we’re on track to finish the job." Click here to learn more about how President Obama is fighting to reduce gun violence.       Top Stories How Immigration Reform Will Shrink the Deficit Yesterday, the independent Congressional Budget Office released its score of the Senate’s bipartisan immigration bill, providing even more evidence that commonsense immigration reform is good for the budget and good for economic growth. CBO estimates that fixing our broken immigration system will reduce federal deficits by about $200 billion over the next 10 years, and about $700 billion in the second decade. READ MORE President Obama Discusses the National Security Agency on Charlie Rose President Obama discussed a range of issues in his interview Monday night on PBS, but the National Security Agency was the topic for an extended part of the conversation. "My job is both to protect the American people and to protect the American way of life, which includes our privacy," he said. "So every program that we engage in, what I've said is let's examine and make sure that we're making the right tradeoffs." READ MORE Partnership for Sustainable Communities Marks 4th Anniversary with Web-Streaming Twitter Town Hall June 16, 2013 marked the four-year anniversary of the Partnership for Sustainable Communities, a collaboration of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Since 2009, our three federal agencies have been working together to help communities build stronger regional economies, improve their housing and transportation options, and protect the environment. READ MORE       Today's Schedule All times are Eastern Standard Time (EST) 3:05 AM: The President and the First Lady meet and greet with Embassy personnel 3:50 AM: The President arrives Schloss Bellevue 3:55 AM: The President signs a guestbook 4:00 AM: The President is welcomed by President Joachim Gauck of Germany in a ceremony with military honors 4:15 AM: The President holds a bilateral meeting with President Gauck 5:00 AM: The President arrives the German Chancellery and is welcomed by Chancellor Angela Merkel 5:15 AM: The President holds a bilateral meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel 6:30 AM: The President participates in a joint press conference with Chancellor Angela Merkel 7:35 AM: The President joins Chancellor Merkel for a working lunch 9:00 AM: The President delivers remarks 10:05 AM: The President signs the Golden Book of Berlin 10:15 AM: The President meets with Peer Steinbrueck of the Social Democratic Party 11:00 AM: The Vice President delivers remarks at the Congressional ceremony commemorating the dedication of the statue of Frederick Douglass WATCH LIVE 12:45 PM: The President and the First Lady arrive Schloss Charlottenburg and is welcomed by Chancellor Merkel and her spouse, Professor Joachim Sauer 12:50 PM: The President and the First Lady join Chancellor Merkel and Professor Joachim Sauer for an official photo 2:00 PM: The President and the First Lady attend dinner with Chancellor Merkel and Professor Joachim Sauer 3:55 PM: The President and the First Family depart Germany en route to Washington, DC   Facebook    Twitter   |   More Ways to Engage Did Someone Forward This to You? Sign Up for Email Updates This email was sent to e0nstar1.blog@gmail.com Sign Up for Updates from the White House Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy Please do not reply to this email. Contact the White House The White House • 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW • Washington, DC 20500 • 202-456-1111