Barack Obama: “This is not my assessment. This is not Nancy Pelosi's assessment. This…”

On the recordFebruary 4, 2009

This is not my assessment. This is not Nancy Pelosi's assessment. This is the assessment of the best economists in the country.

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Obama defends the need for the stimulus package by referencing the consensus among economists.

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