Barack Obama actually said...

For every day we wait and point fingers or drag our feet, more Americans will lose their jobs, and our nation will sink deeper into a crisis that at some point we may not be able to reverse.

Context

Obama emphasizes the urgency for lawmakers to act quickly to prevent further economic decline.

01/07/2009

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