W.H.: Obama Will ‘Start the New Year by Announcing Some Executive Actions’

HENRY Specifically I m ░░░░░░░░ with Congress following up ░░░░░░░░ what indecipherable on the ░░░░░░░░ not just the meeting ░░░░░░░░ why not meet with ░░░░░░░░ Republican leaders this week ░░░░░░░░ you and others are ░░░░░░░░ this impression that the ░░░░░░░░ is ready to work ░░░░░░░░ Republican leaders but no ░░░░░░░░ this week probably instead ░░░░░░░░ is going on the ░░░░░░░░ on his own and ░░░░░░░░ this interview with NPR ░░░░░░░░ the holidays where he ░░░░░░░░ I m ready to ░░░░░░░░ vetoing a lot more ░░░░░░░░ and there is going ░░░░░░░░ be lot more executive ░░░░░░░░ So aren t you ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ with Republicans but his ░░░░░░░░ are actually speaking louder ░░░░░░░░ those words EARNEST Well ░░░░░░░░ I think the president ░░░░░░░░ action to invite the ░░░░░░░░ leaders both Democrats and ░░░░░░░░ to the White House ░░░░░░░░ a couple of days ░░░░░░░░ the midterm elections and ░░░░░░░░ about where that common ░░░░░░░░ is I think that ░░░░░░░░ of the president s ░░░░░░░░ that the president places ░░░░░░░░ working with our Republicans ░░░░░░░░ make progress for the ░░░░░░░░ people But you are ░░░░░░░░ right that the fact ░░░░░░░░ the president is going ░░░░░░░░ start a new year ░░░░░░░░ announcing some new executive ░░░░░░░░ and some new policy ░░░░░░░░ that will benefit middle ░░░░░░░░ families indicates that he ░░░░░░░░ most focused on results ░░░░░░░░ s mostly focused on ░░░░░░░░ policy ideas that will ░░░░░░░░ middle class families crosstalk ░░░░░░░░ We re already talking ░░░░░░░░ that He s moving ░░░░░░░░ on executive action EARNEST ░░░░░░░░ HENRY He s going ░░░░░░░░ on the road to ░░░░░░░░ directly to the American ░░░░░░░░ He s free to ░░░░░░░░ that but indecipherable you ░░░░░░░░ saying he s getting ░░░░░░░░ to do more executive ░░░░░░░░ EARNEST He is and ░░░░░░░░ president is determined to ░░░░░░░░ progress where he can ░░░░░░░░ his own As the ░░░░░░░░ has many times particularly ░░░░░░░░ the aftermath of midterm ░░░░░░░░ we cannot allow a ░░░░░░░░ over one thing to ░░░░░░░░ a deal breaker over ░░░░░░░░ the others So I ░░░░░░░░ no doubt that there ░░░░░░░░ be some Republicans who ░░░░░░░░ going to be critical ░░░░░░░░ proposals that the president ░░░░░░░░ on his own benefit ░░░░░░░░ class families That s ░░░░░░░░ may be an area ░░░░░░░░ an honest disagreement exists ░░░░░░░░ are mostly focused on ░░░░░░░░ we have conversations with ░░░░░░░░ is figuring out where ░░░░░░░░ their common ground where ░░░░░░░░ we agree And disagreements ░░░░░░░░ be more plentiful but ░░░░░░░░ s all the more ░░░░░░░░ we should spend a ░░░░░░░░ of time looking for ░░░░░░░░ area of common ground ░░░░░░░░ the president will do ░░░░░░░░ He did that at ░░░░░░░░ end of the last ░░░░░░░░ and he will do ░░░░░░░░ as this year gets ░░░░░░░░