There are billions of dollars of commerce that float through that region of the world, ensuring that free flow of commerce ... is critical to the global economy. White House spokesman Josh Earnest More Quotes by White House spokesman Josh Earnest More Quotes From White House spokesman Josh Earnest Evaluating the President's record is not a theoretical exercise. We've got numbers that we can consider, the President's track record on issues important to middle-class families and important to Democrats is unimpeachable. White House spokesman Josh Earnest politics But, you know, but he's facing serious charges inside of Sweden. White House spokesman Josh Earnest top-news We've been mindful of these other places like Libya and Afghanistan, where ISIL may turn some of their attention, but we know they are focused on expanding ISIL's footprint in Iraq and Syria. White House spokesman Josh Earnest politics We've seen an alarming willingness on the part of some Republicans to try to marginalise law-abiding, patriotic Muslim Americans. And it is offensive. White House spokesman Josh Earnest politics It has been a transparent strategy on the part of Republicans to play on people’s anxieties, to target religious minorities to advance their political ambition. White House spokesman Josh Earnest politics At some point here ... we're going to see the temperatures rise (and) that will make for a more hospitable environment for mosquitoes, we want to make sure that we have got a strategy to try to limit the spread of this disease when that happens. White House spokesman Josh Earnest most-read-articles We're going to confront (Islamic State) and continue to confront it in the way that we have now for many months. White House spokesman Josh Earnest world I would anticipate in the days ahead that you'll see more of a conspicuous, concerted effort on the part of the U.S. government to communicate with the American people about the risks of this virus and the steps that they can take to protect themselves. White House spokesman Josh Earnest healthcare The situation is anything but being ignored by the White House. White House spokesman Josh Earnest environment We're obviously very sensitive to the concerns of the Levinson family. White House spokesman Josh Earnest energy I don't know how much of an impact it will have on the ongoing political debate across the river, the president wanted to travel to a state that demonstrated his commitment to talking to people other than just his supporters. White House spokesman Josh Earnest top-news Will there be candidates in either party -- some Republican candidates trying to use this to advance their campaigns ? Will there be Democratic candidates for President trying to use the President's message to advance their campaigns ? I'm sure that will happen, and I'm not even sure that's inappropriate. White House spokesman Josh Earnest politics The President's reaction to that, though, is that The President has never been more confident about our ability to confront successfully those challenges. White House spokesman Josh Earnest politics This is an issue that the administration takes very, very seriously. I think for quite obvious reasons. White House spokesman Josh Earnest politics We are confident that the decision that was made vis-à-vis the Keystone pipeline is entirely consistent with all of our international obligations, including our obligations under NAFTA. White House spokesman Josh Earnest business The initial analysis is not consistent with the claim the regime has made of a successful hydrogen bomb test. White House spokesman Josh Earnest most-read-articles Obviously we're aware of the situation and concerned about it. White House spokesman Josh Earnest top-news This is a concern that we raised with the Saudis in advance, and unfortunately, the concerns that we expressed to the Saudis have precipitated the kinds of consequences that we were concerned about. White House spokesman Josh Earnest energy We do continue to be concerned about the need for both the Iranians and the Saudis to de-escalate the situation. We are urging all sides to show some restraint and to not further inflame tensions that are on quite vivid display in the region. White House spokesman Josh Earnest energy It was very difficult to get everybody around the table. It certainly is going to be even more difficult to get everybody back around the table if you have the Saudis and the Iranians trading public barbs and public expressions of antagonism between the two countries. White House spokesman Josh Earnest energy
