About 20 Granite City Steel workers and their family members gathered at a popular hang out the Park Grill Tuesday night to watch President Obama's address to Congress.

There was almost as much applause among those at the Park Grill as their was among lawmakers at the Capitol.

The loudest applause from the steel workers came when President Obama talked about keeping jobs from going overseas. They also really liked it when he said the country's economy will "rebuild, recover and emerge stronger than before."

One of the guys said while President Obama makes him feel optimistic about the future, the present will continue to be a struggle.

One recently laid off steel worker says he may go to work for the border patrol somewhere along the Mexican border or in Montana. Others also mentioned they're willing to move for a good job.

1 Comments

peggy hull said:

My husband retired from the Army and after three or so months was hired at Granite City Steel. after being there for over 11 years, he was laid off in Dec.. He has always had a job, was in Vietnam as a Marine in 1968 was honerably discharged and then went into the Army, has raised 6 children, and has never drawn unemployment in his life. What does he do now?

February 24, 2009 11:20 PM

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