The President's News Conference
10/07/2013
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
Today's announcement continues to build a team with the talent, commitment and experience to bring the change that we need to Washington.
We face an economic crisis of historic proportions.
The economic crisis we face is no longer just an American crisis, it is a global crisis.
Even as we face great economic challenges, we know that great opportunity is at hand -- if we act swiftly and boldly.