President Obama attended a Democratic fund raising event in Weston, Massachusetts Wednesday night at the home of Alan and Susan Solomont. Among the 60 attendees were a number of high-profile Democrats, according to the Boston Globe:
Also expected are several members of congress, including John Tierney, of Salem; Niki Tsongas, of Lowell; and David Cicilline, of Rhode Island. Former congressman Barney Frank is also planning to attend, according to a DCCC aide.
In his speech, the president blasted Republicans for further lowering Washington’s image among voters by continuing obstructionism despite the Newtown shootings and Boston Marathon bombing that should have produced a “new spirit in Congress of people pulling together.” He also made some interesting remarks about the economy the United States finds itself a part of in the world today [emphasis added]:
The Globe also noted that the fund raiser “ticket prices ranged from $16,200 per person to $64,800 per couple. The DCCC would not say how much Obama expected to raise in total.”
