Today the President spent some time around the kitchen table with the Weithman Family in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio natives Rhonda and Joe Weithman live in Columbus with their two children, Rachel (9) and Josh (11). The President talked to Joe and Rhonda about the challenges that they’ve had to go through; Joe runs a small Architectural firm that saw a drop in business during the economic slowdown and Rhonda lost her job.
President Barack Obama talks with the Weithman family, Rhonda, Joseph, daughter Rachel, 9, and son Josh, 11, in their home in Columbus, Ohio.
Thanks to an increase in infrastructure projects, Joe was able to keep a couple employees on staff and is hopeful that he can soon hire more employees as the economy continues to improve. Rhonda was able to keep her health insurance due to COBRA subsidies from the Recovery Act; this was vital because she not only carried insurance for the family but her son has a pre-existing condition. (Learn more about how Administration policies have helped the Weithman Family at the bottom of this post.)
President Barack Obama talks about the economy with area families in the backyard of the Weithman family home in Columbus, Ohio.
During a conversation with families from the area in the backyard, the President answered some of their questions, appreciating events like this one that keep him connected to what folks are talking about at kitchen tables around the country.
Fonte: White House