Remarks by President Obama in a Town Hall Meeting in Atkinson, Illinois

Atkinson, IL–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2011 – 12:02 P.M. CDT

        THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Atkinson!  (Applause.)  Thank you.  Thank you, everybody.  Thank you so much.  Thank you.  Everybody have a seat.

        It is good to be back — back home.  (Applause.)  It is good to be back in Atkinson, good to be back in Henry County.  I just came from the Whiteside County Fair.  (Applause.)  Got some Whiteside folks here.  Spent some time with some cows.  (Laughter.)