And now he’s running because he believes that if you work hard in this state, if you work hard in this country, you should share in the country’s success. Tom knows how to create jobs here in Pennsylvania. So Tom doesn’t just - he doesn’t just talk the talk. He gave more than 20 percent of his profits back to his employees - (applause) - because Tom believes if you work hard, then everybody in your company should share its success - not just folks at the top, but the workers who are actually doing the work. (Applause.) Made sure his workers earned good benefits and good wages. So he put his future on hold, bought the company back, started sourcing cabinets made in America to compete with Chinese imports. But he wasn’t going to turn his back on his former employees. And Tom could have decided, you know what, that’s not my problem anymore. The company he had spent 25 years growing - the company he had left three years earlier - was facing a very tough time because it was right when the recession was hitting, so like thousands of other businesses across the country, it was on the brink of bankruptcy. Then in 2009, he was getting ready to run for governor, but he got a phone call. In 2006, he left that business to serve as your Secretary of Revenue. If you're the largest, that's a lot of kitchen cabinets. You think about how many kitchen cabinets there are. Now, there are a lot of kitchen cabinets in the United States, so - (laughter) - I'm just saying. As a successful businessman, Tom helped grow his family’s company into the largest supplier of kitchen cabinets in the United States. (Applause.)Īnd Tom understands the economy. (Applause.) And that's the kind of governor you want. You can choose a governor who doesn’t put political ideology first, he puts you first. THE PRESIDENT: And over the next week, you’ve got a chance to change that. You know right here in Pennsylvania that, unfortunately, because we've had a governor who doesn’t always work with us, Pennsylvania ranks second to last in the country in job growth. Not everybody has felt growth in the economy. So we've made progress on every item.īut what we also know, the reason we're here, is because we've got so much more work to do. (Applause.) There’s almost no economic measure where we're not doing better - deficits cut by more than half energy production up high school graduation rates up college attendance rates up. (Applause.) Over the past six months, our economy has grown at the fastest pace in more than a decade. And now, over the past four and a half years, America’s businesses have created more than 10 million new jobs. Our unemployment rate went over 10 percent. Housing prices were collapsing, financial system in chaos. The auto industry was about to disappear. You think about where we were when I came into office. The country has made real progress since the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes. But also I need everybody to recognize the moment we're in. He’s somebody who knows how to create jobs, knows how to start a business, knows how to serve the public. (Laughter.) You can tell he’s a sincere person. (Applause.) And when you do, make sure they vote for Tom Wolf. And then take your people - your friends, your neighbors - to the polls. (Applause.) So go to, find out where your polling place is. THE PRESIDENT: I love you, too, but I need you to vote. (Laughter.) So I need all of you to go grab your friends, grab your classmates, talk to your coworkers. (Applause.) Otherwise you thought there was a basketball game here, and that's not the case. Now, if you came to this rally, I suspect you already know there’s an election and you are planning to vote. (Applause.) Because two days from now, you get to choose your future. (Laughter.) That's good, because I'm going to try to get you out of your seats, because we've got some work to do. (Applause.) Now, those of you, if you’ve got a seat, if you want to sit down feel free. (Applause.) This is a good-looking crowd right here. They’re ready to fight for you if you send them to Washington. (Applause.) All three of them, they’re young, they’re sharp, they’re hardworking. (Applause.) We've got Brendan Boyle, who’s lived out the American Dream as the first in his family to go to college. We've got Kevin Strouse, who served his country as an Army Ranger in Iraq and Afghanistan. Manan Trivedi who is going to be a great member of Congress - (applause) - served his country with the Marines in Iraq. We’ve got three outstanding congressional candidates here today that deserve your vote, so I want you guys to pay attention - you got to go all the way down the ballot. (Applause.) One of your state senators, and your next lieutenant governor, Mike Stack! (Applause.) THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Philly! (Applause.) Hello, Temple! (Applause.) Give it up for your next governor, Tom Wolf! (Applause.) We've also got one of the best senators in the country - Bob Casey.
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