Political Quotes

“This is a problem that is growing by the hour. It demands our attention. This is the contagion effect we read about now spreading far beyond the housing issue, per se. It is now leaching into all aspects of our economy. It has even gone beyond our shores, obviously, to other nations that are deeply affected by what happens here economically. This is a moment when we have to come together as a body and come up with some responsible answers. I will say in advance that none of us can say with any certainty that which we offer will solve the problem, but I think we bear an obligation to try, to do one thing that is more important than any specific idea we proposed, and that is help restore the confidence of the American people and those directly involved in the financial well-being of our Nation and that is to restore confidence, which is missing; we need to get that confidence back.”