This is a time for resolve and for leadership.

We want to protect Main Street, not just Wall Street.

I think it's pretty clear that Senator McCain's a little panicked right now.

You don't do it in a day. We've got to do it in an intelligent, systematic, thoughtful fashion.

What we're looking at right now is to provide the Treasury and the Federal Reserve with as broad authority as is necessary, to stabilize markets and to maintain credit.

I've got some visions and I've got some principles, we want to protect Main Street not just Wall Street.

You don't do it in a day. We have got to do it in an intelligent, systematic, thoughtful fashion.

After spending the entire campaign saying I haven't been in Washington long enough, he apparently now is willing to assign me responsibility for all of Washington's failures. I think it's pretty clear that Senator McCain is a little…

You cannot just run away from the long-held views or your lifelong record. You can't erase 26 years of support for the very policies and people who helped to bring in some of the problems that we're seeing.

You cannot just run away from your long-held views or your life-long record. You can't erase 26 years of support for the very policies and people who helped to bring in some of the problems that we're seeing.

Don't just get rid of one guy. Get rid of this administration. Get rid of this philosophy. Get rid of the do-nothing approach to our economic problems, and put somebody in there who is going to fight for you.

Don't just get rid of one guy, get rid of this administration, get rid of this philosophy, get rid of the do-nothing approach to our economic problem and put somebody in there who's going to fight for you.

If you want real change - if you want an economy that rewards work... then I ask you to knock on some doors, and make some calls, and talk to your neighbors.

We are in the midst of the most serious financial crisis in generations.

What we need is honest talk and real solutions.

We can't steer ourselves out of this crisis by heading in the same, disastrous direction.

I will finally keep the promise of affordable, accessible health care for every single American.

The current financial market turmoil is a major threat to our economy.