You actually have a consensus among conservative, Republican-leaning economists and liberal, left-leaning economists. And the consensus is this; that we have to do whatever it takes to get this economy moving again. That we have to -- we're going to have to spend money now to stimulate the economy, and that we shouldn't worry about the deficit next year or even the year after.
Obama emphasizes the need for immediate economic stimulus spending without concern for the deficit.
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We’ve now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, you know, put enormous strain on our military. A lot of people have died. And it feels like we’re back where we were before we started the war, except maybe a little bit worse…
People aren't looking for perpetual anger and division. They are looking for fairness and common sense and mutual respect, that deep in our gut, we want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away.
For almost four decades, Nancy Pelosi served the American people and worked to make our country better.
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