Barack Obama actually said...

These extraordinary steps must be designed with only the public good in mind, not to enhance the personal gain of CEOs and management at taxpayers' expense.

Context

Statement from Obama on Emerging Federal Reserve-Treasury Plan

09/18/2008

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...

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