President Obama during TMJ4 Interview.

Reporter Charles Benson from Wisconsin’s TMJ4 recently interviewed President Obama about the budget deficit, union protests in Wisconsin and other issues.

Obama gave social workers a positive plug during the interview when Benson asked him about the protests against Wisconsin’s Republican Gov. Scott Walker. Here’s what he said:

“I think it’s very important for us to understand that public employees they’re our neighbors, they’re our friends.  These are folks who are teachers, they’re firefighters, they’re social workers, they’re police officers. They make a lot of sacrifices and make a big contribution. And  think it’s important not to vilify them or to suggest all these budget problems are due to public employees.”

To listen to Obama’s interview in full, click here.

To learn more about the various services social workers provide, visit the National Association of Social Workers’ “Help Starts Here” consumer Web site by clicking here.