WASHINGTON D.C. (WIFR) --A man hoping to head to Washington as a Congressman.. is in D.C. right now as part of his current job.

Freeport Mayor George Gaulrapp is at our nation's capitol as part of the 80th Winter Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Here you see Gaulrapp talking with Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood and with a front row seat for a talk by the President. The Mayors released a report forecasting job growth in nearly every metro area but not enough to bring unemployment under 8 % nationally.