master teacher program. he will use the money to lure professionals to teach math and science and get $20,000 bonuses to outstanding teachers already on the job. the president hopes to come up with the money from next year's congressional budget request. so far the requests have not been received well on capitol hill. >> that's right. well, for his part, mitt romney campaigns today in the crucial battleground state of ohio. back with a new line of attack. >> it's your voice and your vote and joining us from washington is karen travers. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning. remember mitt romney? he went a week without a campaign event. but yesterday he was back at it hammering the president in pennsylvania. mitt romney was back on the trail, holding his first campaign rally in a week. he went right at his rival. >> this president's economy is not working for the american people. >> reporter: the republican contenders had a rough week. relentless attacks from the obama campaign about time in the private sector