01/08/2009
https://transcripts.cnn.com...
"We need a rescue plan for the middle class that invests in immediate efforts to create jobs."
"I know what a privilege it is to serve in the White House, and am humbled by the responsibility we owe the American people."
"It is not going to be quick, and it is not going to be easy for us to dig ourselves out of the hole that we are in."
"Today, once again, our country is piled high with difficulty, and Americans have put their trust in President-elect Barack Obama and Vice-President-elect Joe Biden to think and act anew."