President Obama (right) and former President Bill Clinton shake hands onstage during ... more >“The laid-off paper-mill worker who’s retraining at the age of 55 for a new career in a new industry — she needs a champion,” Mr. Obama said. “The restaurant owner who’s got great food but needs a loan to expand, and the bank has turned him down — he needs a champion. The cooks and the waiters and the cleaning staff working overtime at a Vegas hotel, trying to save enough to buy a first home or send their kid to college — they need a champion. The autoworker who got laid off, thought the plant was going to close and then got called back, and now is filled with pride and dignity, building a great car — he needs a champion.”
Mr. Obama said they are the kinds of people who don’t have lobbyists.
“And that’s why I need you — to make sure their voices are heard,” the president tells voters. “To make sure your voices are heard. We have come too far to turn back now.”
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Dave Boyer is a White House correspondent for The Washington Times. A native of Allentown, Pa., Boyer worked for the Philadelphia Inquirer from 2002 to 2011 and also has covered Congress for the Times. He is a graduate of Penn State University. Boyer can be reached at dboyer@washingtontimes.com.
Susan Crabtree is an award-winning investigative reporter with more than 15 years of reporting experience in Washington, D.C. Her reporting about bribery, corruption and conflict-of-interest issues on Capitol Hill has led to several FBI and ethics investigations, as well as consequences for members within their caucuses and at the ballot box. Susan can be reached at scrabtree@washingtontimes.com.
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