Obama visits Caterpillar -- Film Now!

February 16, 2009

In an effort to drum up support for his stimulus package President Barack Obama made a point of visiting a home-state plant for Caterpillar Inc., which has announced plans to lay off 22,000 people worldwide. It was a photo op for the President -- and a video op for Cygnus Business Media which obtained credentials and sent a ForConstructionPros.com website team to Peoria, IL, to film the event. Click here to hear his unedited speech.

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