to positive jobs numbers by holding what sounded like a rally at a new federal agency that is helping to position him as a fighter for the middle class. we re moving in the right direction. i would urge congress to make sure they stay on top of their jobs to make sure that everybody else is able to enjoy hopefully an even more robust recovery in 2012. reporter: note the reference to recovery in the election year. reinforced when he then sat down with four campaign supporters who won a raffle for lunch with the president. throw in the fact that administration officials confirm mr. obama will propose a panth% pay increase for federal employees. after initially pushing a two-year pay freeze. republicans see a president already trying to line up votes. he is always in campaign mode. if there is one thing that he does well, it s raise money in campaign. white house aides see it as the president simply flexing his executive mulsals to help average people, such as bypassing republican
as the president today reacted to positive jobs numbers by holding what sounded like a rally at a new federal agency that is helping to position him as a fighter for the middle class. we re moving in the right direction. i would urge congress to make sure they stay on top of their jobs to make sure that everybody else is able to enjoy hopefully an even more robust recovery in 2012. reporter: note the reference to recovery in the election year. reinforced when he then sat down with four campaign supporters who won a raffle for lunch with the president. throw in the fact that administration officials confirm mr. obama will propose a panth% pay increase for federal employees. after initially pushing a two-year pay freeze. republicans see a president already trying to line up votes. he is always in campaign mode. if there is one thing that he does well, it s raise money in campaign. white house aides see it as the president simply flexing his executive mulsals to help average peopl
started. consumer financial protection bureau in which he introduced controversial richard cordray as the sound of a campaign rally and it provided an opportunity for him to tout the numbers. we re moving in the right direction. we have made real progress. now, is not the time to stop. i would urge congress to make sure they stay on top of their job to make sure that everybody else is able to enjoy hopefully an even more robust recovery in 2012. reporter: now the coming week on wednesday, he will preside over this enforcing american job forums. american companies that are relocating back to the united states. master lock that is returning jobs to milwaukee. lincoln furniture which is adding 130 new jobs at once vacant plant. galaxy solutions, a company that created the out source to
there were whoops and hollering, kind of a rally as the president was talking about standing up for the consumer and the middle class, take a listen. we are starting to rebound, we are moving in the right direction. we have made real progress. now is not the time to stop. i would urge congress to make sure they stay on top of their jobs to make sure that everybody else is able to enjoy hopefully an even more robust recovery in 2012. reporter: the president pushing for a recovery in 2012. obviously there is also an election in 2012 that both sides are looking at intently. the house majority leader eric cantor this morning put out a statement reacting to the job scene. this is a real serious situation and yet the president was heading over for the second time this week appearing publicly with richard cordray to push that line about standing up for consumers and the middle class. canned tore saying, while the white house has made clear that they do not intend to work constructively wi
at his office a short time ago. there were whoops and hollering, kind of a rally as the president was talking about standing up for the consumer and the middle class, take a listen. we are starting to rebound, we are moving in the right direction. we have made real progress. now is not the time to stop. i would urge congress to make sure they stay on top of their jobs to make sure that everybody else is able to enjoy hopefully an even more robust recovery in 2012. reporter: the president pushing for a recovery in 2012. obviously there is also an election in 2012 that both sides are looking at intently. the house majority leader eric cantor this morning put out a statement reacting to the job scene. this is a real serious situation and yet the president was heading over for the second time this week appearing publicly with richard cordray to push that line about standing up for consumers and the middle class. canned tore saying, while the white house has made clear that they do not