They expect to see their hard-earned money spent efficiently.
But at this holiday we are reminded of the common humanity that binds us together.
Decisions about how Recovery Act dollars are spent will be based on the merits.
My Administration is committed to ensuring that public funds are expended responsibly and in a transparent manner.
That's why our budget makes a historic commitment to comprehensive health care reform.
We know that you are a great civilization, and your accomplishments have earned the respect of the United States and the...
Those are shared hopes; those are common dreams.
And the measure of that greatness is not the capacity to destroy, it is your demonstrated ability to build and create.
We must not allow Recovery Act funds to be distributed on the basis of factors other than the merits of proposed project...
Executive departments and agencies shall develop transparent, merit-based selection criteria that will guide their avail...
I do think, though, that the American people are all in a place where they understand it took us a while to get into thi...
So in this season of new beginnings, I would like to speak clearly to Iran's leaders. We have serious differences that h...
If they have confidence that I'm making steps to deal with issues like health care and energy and education, that matter...
I don't see why they would throw the game, except for all those Secret Service guys with guns around them.
What's happening is a lot of these banks are keeping it in the bank because their balance sheets have gotten so bad that...
I don't need to remind you that the American people are watching what we do. They need this plan to work. They're skepti...
Dealing with AIG and some of these other institutions is like dealing with somebody who's got a suicide bomb strapped to...
We've got to have a certain amount of capital in the bank and they haven't started lending it yet.
