west wing week (“85 ton electric arc furnace” may 21, 2010)

White House YouTube channel: This week, walk step-by-step with the President as he honors our nations top police officers, mourns officers killed in the line of duty, meets with top cabinet members about containing the BP oil leak in the Gulf, signs the Freedom of the Press act, welcomes the NCAA Women’s Basketball Champs UConn Huskies, travels to Youngstown, Ohio to visit a steel factory, hosts a State Dinner for the President of Mexico, and informs the American people on what Wall Street reform will mean for them.

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Beyonce performs during the State Dinner reception in honor of President Felipe Calderon of Mexico and his wife Margarita in a tent on the South Lawn of the White House, May 19, 2010. (Photo by Pete Souza)

Flashback…..

“a major step forward”

The President commends the Senate for moving closer to bringing Wall Street Reform legislation to a final vote during remarks in the Rose Garden. May 20, 2010.

Text of remarks