President Biden visited commercial flooring company Smith Flooring Inc. in Chester, Pa., last week while promoting the latest COVID-19 relief package and Paycheck Protection Program.
“This is a great outfit,” Biden said of Smith Flooring, which was also recognized by the Associated General Contractors of America with the Diverse Business of the Year Award last year. “This is a union shop. These are people who work like the devil, and they can make a living wage, a decent wage.”
Biden asked Kristin Smith, the company’s president, how many people the company employs at its peak. Smith responded that the company has 20–23 employees at its peak, but currently has about 12.
“We do a lot of school work, and so that’s when we get our big boost,” Smith said. “And it’s great that schools got funding, so now the schools are going to do some construction.”
The full transcript of the March 16 meeting can be found here.
