On the recordJanuary 7, 2009
For every day we wait or point fingers or drag our feet, more Americans will lose their jobs, and our nation will sink deeper into a crisis that at some point we may not be able to reverse.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “For every day we wait or point fingers or drag our feet, more Americans will lose their jobs, and our nation will sink…”
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Obama emphasizes the urgency for Congress to act quickly on his economic stimulus plan to prevent further job losses.
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