Josh Earnest

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Josh Earnest

Special Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Press Secretary

Josh Earnest is Special Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Press Secretary in the White House Office of Communications. Mr. Earnest attended Rice University, where he majored in political science and policy studies. He joined then-Senator Obama’s presidential campaign in March 2007 as his Iowa Communications Director. He is a native of Kansas City, Missouri.

Josh Earnest's Posts

Beam Signed By President Obama Installed at World Trade Center

August 2, 2012 at 5:26 PM EDT

The beam signed by President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama during their visit to the World Trade Center site on June 14th is among the final beams added to the 104-story building.

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Civil Rights

President Obama Supports Same-Sex Marriage

May 10, 2012 at 7:31 PM EDT

Reactions from newspapers across the country to the President's ABC News interview yesterday.

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College Affordability

Regional Roundup – “You are the Economy”

April 26, 2012 at 3:38 PM EDT

In Iowa, President Obama tells students, "You are the economy."

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Economy

Regional Roundup: President Obama Travels to Ohio to Promote Job Training

April 19, 2012 at 12:00 PM EDT

Ohio responds to President Obama's plan to train unemployed workers and help them to get jobs in high-demand, high-growth industries

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Economy

Regional Roundup – Helping Responsible Homeowners

February 2, 2012 at 1:21 PM EDT

Reactions from across the country to the President's plan to plan to help responsible borrowers and relieve some of the pain caused by the financial crisis

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Economy

America Is Open for Business

January 20, 2012 at 3:58 PM EDT

News outlets around the country react to President Obama's plan to boost the economy and create jobs through new initiatives to increase travel to, and around, the United States.

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Economy

Regional Roundup: Insourcing American Jobs

January 12, 2012 at 1:34 PM EDT

Newspapers across the country weigh in on President Obama's plan to bring more jobs back to the U.S.

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Economy

Regional Roundup: Richard Cordray Will Protect American Consumers

January 5, 2012 at 1:14 PM EDT

Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest takes a look at the editorial reaction the President Obama's appointment of Richard Cordray, which finding that newspapers across the country understand how much this will benefit middle class families in their neighborhoods, cities and towns.

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Financial Reform

Reining in Predatory Lenders with a Consumer Watchdog

January 4, 2012 at 4:57 PM EDT

The story of William and Endia Eason is the perfect illustration for why President Obama appointed Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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Taxes

Payroll Tax Cut Regional Editorial Roundup: Round 2

December 22, 2011 at 1:53 PM EDT

Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest rounds up more harsh editorial reaction to House Republicans playing politics with the payroll tax cut.

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