Chattanooga Mayor Visits President Barack Obama

He was one out 16 newly elected mayors to get this opportunity.I never thought that id be in the oval office. That’s a terrific opportunity. But beside being a great chance for me, what I wanted to make sure is that we once again put chattanooga on the radar and that the president and vice president knew what was going on here and how special of a community we have."

Mayor Berke met the president on Friday and flew home Saturday morning.

Mayor Berke says the focus was on manufacturing and the way in which we can grow our middle class through the right policies.

Mayor Berke adds, "