I understand -- there's some things that I don't understand. I don't understand Iraq. I don't understand why we weren't greeted as liberators.

I believe this is a final verdict on the failed economic policies of the last eight years.

I have got news for the McCain campaign. The American people are losing right now. They're losing their jobs. They're losing their health care. They're losing their homes. They're losing their savings. I cannot imagine anything more…

Look, if I lose this election, it's because my ideas, I didn't do good enough job putting my ideas across, not because I'm black.

Senator McCain and I have a debate tomorrow. And obviously, the American people are going to be anxious to hear from one of the two people who's going to be the next president and responsible for dealing with this economic mess, what their…

I've got news for the McCain campaign. The American people are losing right now. They're losing their jobs; they're losing their health care, they're losing their homes, they're losing their savings. I cannot imagine anything more…

If we can stop the bleeding that this package implemented effectively and then move forward to deal with the broader problems on Main Street, then hopefully we can start getting our economy back on track.

So, if we can stop the bleeding that this package implement it effectively, and then move forward to deal with the broader problems on Main Street, then hopefully we can start getting our economy back on track.

There were a number of members of Congress who had voted no that I talked to.

If we can stop the bleeding with this package, implement it effectively and then move forward to deal with the broader problems on Main Street, then hopefully, we can start getting our economy back on track.

This failed philosophy is what John McCain has embraced for the last 26 years in Washington. He hasn't been getting tough on Wall Street.

Senator Biden however, spoke with a passionate commitment and a real sense of how to advocate for and change the circumstances that we find ourself -- for middle class people and change the circumstances we find ourselves in today.

We know these are difficult times.

There's nothing more fundamental than a good paying job.

What will work is investing $15 billion a year over the next decade in renewable sources of energy.

This financial crisis is a direct result of the greed and irresponsibility that has dominated Washington and Wall Street for years.

I believe that building a strong middle class is the key to making our economy strong.

We cannot afford four more years of this.