There are no quick or easy fixes to this crisis which has been many years in the making and it's likely to get worse before it gets better. Now is not the time to respond -- now is the time to respond with urgent resolve to put people back to work and get our economy moving again.
Obama emphasizes the need for urgent action to address the economic crisis.
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