Barack Obama actually said...

"I think there are mechanisms in place to make sure that institutions that are taking taxpayer money are not using that money for executive compensation."

"The recovery and reinvestment act that we put forward will provide billions of dollars to build schools and help with construction."

"We have got to have a recovery package that puts people back to work and ensures that states that are dealing with rising unemployment can deal with unemployment insurance."

"I think that, if you look at -- first of all, I think, to -- in fairness to the House Democrats -- and this hasn't been talked about enough -- if you tally up all the programs that have been criticize..."