Monday, September 07, 2009

Obama Speaks at Labor Day Union Picnic Sept. 7

At the picnic, Obama announced Ron Bloom, who also worked on the auto task force, as a manufacturing advisor:
Obama chose a Labor Day union picnic in Cincinnati as the backdrop to announce his selection of Ron Bloom as senior counselor for manufacturing policy. Bloom planned to travel there with the president for an afternoon announcement at the AFL-CIO event.

Bloom was senior adviser to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner as part of the auto industry task force since February. Bloom, a Harvard Business School graduate, previously advised the United Steelworkers union and worked as an investment banker.

Bloom will work with the National Economic Council to lead policy development and planning for Obama's work to revitalize U.S. manufacturing, the White House said. MSNBC
Obama's fired up! Hopefully, he'll bring this fire to Congress. Full speech:
Obama talks on health reform: