This recession came at a time when we were already deeply in debt and it made the debt worse.

The housing market, which was a bubble, had greatly overinflated in all regions of the country.

The America we know is great, not just because of our skyscrapers or the size of our GDP.

Social Security will definitely be there when you retire.

Every day I wake up understanding how many folks are struggling out there.

I believe we can live within our means and live up to the values we share as Americans.

The economy is growing again.

It's important that we look at our Tax Code and find a way to work together to not only simplify and make the tax system fairer, but also that we use it as a tool to help us achieve our deficit targets.

America's greatness, its ability to respond to changing technologies, a changing economy, would be called into question.

We cannot afford to make our deficit problem worse by extending the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans.

More than half of this nation is now considered middle class.

Every $1 billion of goods and services we export supports more than 5,000 jobs in the United States.

Brazil is on the rise.

I want to make sure these products are made in America.

We believe that strengthening our economy--economic ties will create new jobs and opportunities for both of our nations.

The last thing you're going to do is to dip into your child's college savings.

The best jobs program out there is a good education.

We have to live within our means, we've got to get serious about managing our budget.