Barack Obama actually said...

We're going to be having conversations as this process moves forward directly with these folks on Wall Street to underscore that they have to start acting in a more responsible fashion if we are to, together, get this economy rolling again. There will be time for them to make profits. And there will be time for them to get bonuses. Now is not that time.

01/29/2009

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