Barack Obama actually said...

"the key is to -- that inaction would make this crisis worse, so he wants action, even if this bill is not perfect."

"These steps will put more money in the pockets of those Americans who are most likely to spend it."

"What I have said is what other economists have said across the political spectrum, which is that, if you delay acting on an economy of this severity, then you potentially create a negative spiral that..."

"It's a little hard for me to take criticism from folks about this recovery package, after they have presided over a doubling of the national debt. I'm not sure they have a lot of credibility when it c..."