Press Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 7/22/2010

 See below for an answer to a question(marked with an asterisk) posed in the briefing that required follow up.

 * The largest components of the legislation that the President signed on November 6, 2009, the "Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009," were the extension of the First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit through April 30, 2010, a $6,500 credit to certain other homebuyers through April 30, 2010 and a provision expanding net operating losses for business taxes.  The bill also added 20 weeks of unemployment insurance. The unemployment insurance provision was 10 percent of the gross cost of the bill as estimated by the Congressional Budget Office ($2.4 billion out of $23.9 billion).

1:56 P.M. EDT

     MR. GIBBS:  Mr. Feller.

     Q    Thanks, Robert.  A few questions following up on Shirley Sherrod.  Just a point of order, in the statement – 

     MR. GIBBS:  Point of order?

     Q    Point of order. 

     MR. GIBBS:  Okay.  (Laughter.)  Is there a parliamentarian for Ben’s point of order?

     Q    I cede my time to the gentleman from the Associated Press.  (Laughter.) 

     Q    The statement says – 

     MR. GIBBS:  If there are no objections — go ahead, I’m sorry.

     Q    Thank you.  The President expressed to Ms. Sherrod his regret.  Is it accurate to say that he apologized, personally apologized? 

     MR