English subtitles for clip: File:West Wing Week- 06-12-15 or, "Walking and Holding Hands".webm

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Becky Dorey-Stein:
Welcome to West Wing Week.

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Mr. Earnest: Welcome
to the West Wing Week.

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Your guide to everything
that's happening

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at 1600 Pennsylvania
Avenue and beyond.

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This week, the President
traveled to Germany to meet

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with the G7 leaders,
celebrated the achievements

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of the affordable care
act and met with

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the reporter who benefited
from that very bill.

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The President: You know,
they do think that

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their dad is sometimes
a little embarrassing.

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Mr. Earnest: Really,
still (laughs)?

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Mr. Earnest: It's
June 5th - June 11th

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or "Walking and
Holding Hands."

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The President: And she
said, "I walk with my

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husband Michael and hold
hands and it's like a whole

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new world for me."

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Just walking and
holding hands.

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Something one of our
fellow Americans for years

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could not do.

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Mr. Earnest: On Saturday,
the First Family joined

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the Vice President and
his family to mourn

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the loss and
celebrate the life

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of the Vice
President's son, Beau.

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The President: We are
here to grieve with you,

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but more importantly we are
here because we love you.

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Mr. Earnest: On
Sunday, the President

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arrived half way around
the world in Munich.

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He was greeted by the
locals in traditional

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German dress and he
signed a guest book.

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Then after a helo
ride through the Alps,

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the President arrived in
Krun, a village that was

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first mentioned in written
records in the year 1294.

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There he met with German
Chancellor Angela Merkel

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and signed the
village guest book.

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The President also sat
down to participate

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in a local custom
the German way.

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You know what they
say, when in Krun --

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Then the G7 leaders got
down to business

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in front of a beautiful
Alpine backdrop.

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On Meeing Monday, the
President participated

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in several meetings with
world leaders including

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President Hollande
of France

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and Prime Minister
Abadi of Iraq.

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He then answered a variety
of questions at a news

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conference with the
White House press corps.

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After a busy couple of
days, the President bid

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Auf Wiedersehen to this
beautiful part of the world.

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On Tuesday, the President
addressed the Catholic

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Health Association to thank
them for their outstanding

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support for legislation
that guarantees access

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to quality health care as
a right not a privilege.

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The President: What
we are talking about

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is no longer just a law.

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It's not longer
just a theory.

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This is health
care in America.

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Is there any greater
measure of life and liberty

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and the pursuit of happiness
than those simple pleasures

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that are afforded because
you have good health

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and you have
some security?

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Mr. Earnest: Later, the
President had a meeting

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in the Oval Office that
was -- dare I say it --

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out of this World.

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The President: If
you're an astronaut,

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don't you automatically
get in the Hall of Fame?

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I mean, what do you
have to do?

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(laughter)

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Male Speaker: Mr. President,
Steve Holley launched Hubbell.

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The President: It is
a -- what a gift

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that keeps on
giving (inaudible).

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Male Speaker: It's
totally rewritten --

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The President: --
It really has --

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Male Speaker: -- the
whole field of astronomy.

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John Holdren: There was a
great Hubbell shot that

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came just last week in my
morning report from NASA

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of a very dense star
cluster that, right

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in the Milky Way.

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I sent it to the President
and senior staff.

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Mr. Earnest: Meanwhile,
the First Lady traveled

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to King College Prep
High School in Chicago.

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The school participated
in the First Lady's

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Reach Higher FAFSA
Completion Challenge.

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These high achieving
students submitted

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a video showcasing their
school-wide efforts

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to achieve a high
FAFSA completion rate.

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The First Lady spoke at
their graduation and she

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surprised the students
with some special guests.

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Multiple Speakers:
Congratulations King College

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Prep Seniors.

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Kerry Washington: Education
is the best investment

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you can make.

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We are so proud.

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Mr. Earnest: On Thursday,
the President had

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a meaningful conversation
with Jerry Penacoli

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and on air reporter
for Extra.

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When Jerry was
battling melanoma,

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the Affordable Care Act was
there for him as he had

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maxed out his existing
insurance during treatment.

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Jerry Penacoli: This is nothing
to me, to do with politics.

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I'm not taking a
stance on anything.

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I'm just letting you know
that it made a difference

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in my life.

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Mr. Earnest: Jerry has said
that he would have gone

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bankrupt and may have even
lost his life without

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the protections of the
Affordable Care Act.

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Jerry Penacoli: Mr. President.

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The President:
Thank you so much.

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Jerry Penacoli: So much
for this opportunity.

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The President:
Really enjoyed it.

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Mr. Earnest: So remember,
stay engaged with us online

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and you can find out more
information about any

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of these topics and see
complete videos of these events

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at WhiteHouse.gov.

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Thanks so much for
checking out this edition

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of your West Wing Week.

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