On the recordDecember 21, 2008
I need you to be bigger, I need you to be bolder. We need to come up with a bigger plan.
Source
transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “I need you to be bigger, I need you to be bolder. We need to come up with a bigger plan.”
Editor's note · Context
Barack Obama instructs his staff to develop a more substantial economic stimulus plan in response to dire forecasts.
Share
More from Barack Obama
Oct 15, 2026
I think when we act on that basis, it doesn't always work out, but over time things do get better.
Oct 9, 2026
Looking forward to being in Detroit on 10/24 to campaign for Jocelyn Benson, Abdul El-Sayed and Democrats up and down the ballot in Michigan.
Oct 15, 2026
If I had a blame pie for why politics is so polarised and why we're seeing a rise of populism in many places, it's because of that information that is going into our brains every day.
Oct 15, 2026
And I will fight for that, even if I don’t always think it’s going to win.
Other voices in this conversation
