Barack Obama actually said...

"We cannot afford to delay providing help for the more than one million Americans who will have exhausted their unemployment insurance."

"I have the utmost confidence that their broad and diverse experience will serve my administration and the American people well in the challenging months."

"We must act right now."

"The President-elect believes that the G-20 summit of leaders from the world's largest economies is an important opportunity to seek a coordinated response to the global financial crisis."