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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 23, 2010
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2010
In the morning, the President will meet with Senator Kerry and Senator Lugar in the Situation Room as part of ongoing consultations with Congress on the START treaty. This meeting is closed press and was rescheduled from Tuesday, March 23rd.
The President and the Vice President will then receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. Later, the President will meet with Senator Dodd, Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, and Representative Frank, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, in the Oval Office to discuss financial reform. This meeting is closed press.
In the afternoon, the President will sign an executive order that reaffirms the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s consistency with longstanding restrictions on the use of federal funds for abortion. This Oval Office signing is closed press. Members of Congress invited to attend the signing include:
Senator Bob Casey
Representative Bart Stupak
Representative Kathy Dahlkemper
Representative Marcy Kaptur
Representative Nick Rahall
Representative Jerry Costello
Representative Chris Carney
Representative Steve Driehaus
Representative Charlie Wilson
Representative Jim Oberstar
Representative Alan Mollohan
Representative Brad Ellsworth
Representative Henry Cuellar
Representative Mike Doyle
In-Town Travel Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP
TV Corr & Crew: CNN
Print: BNA
Radio: VOA
EDT
9:00AM Pool Call Time
9:00AM THE PRESIDENT meets with Senator Kerry and Senator Lugar
Situation Room
Closed Press
9:35AM THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT receive the Presidential Daily Briefing
Oval Office
Closed Press
10:15AM THE PRESIDENT meets with Senator Dodd and Representative Frank to discuss financial reform
Oval Office
Closed Press
2:30PM THE PRESIDENT signs an executive order reaffirming the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s consistency with longstanding restrictions on the use of federal funds for abortion
Oval Office
Closed Press
Briefing Schedule
12:30PM Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs
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