Barack Obama

I will be studying the details of this deal to make sure we can advance the core concept while still protecting taxpayers and ensuring that CEOs are not being enriched on our dime.

We must make sure this plan is implemented in a way that helps homeowners and does not enrich Wall Street CEOs at the taxpayers' expense.

Taxpayers who are now invested in Goldman Sachs should not be treated worse than when Warren Buffett invested in Goldman Sachs.

The Treasury Department's concept of investing money directly into struggling banks so they can lend money to families and businesses is the right one.

And we must make sure that these institutions are helping homeowners stay in their homes, which includes abiding by a 90 day moratorium on foreclosures for families who are making a good faith effort to pay their mortgages.

You will not be able to foreclose those their home for three months. We need to give people the breathing room to get back on their feet.

We will create another two million jobs by rebuilding our crumbling roads and schools and bridges, our infrastructure.

I have already proposed a middle-class tax cut for 95 percent of workers and their families. But, today, I'm calling on Congress to pass a plan, so that the IRS will mail out the first round of those tax cuts as soon as possible.

You will not be able to foreclose on their homes for three months; we need to give people the breathing room to get back on their feet.

We'll create another 2 million jobs by fixing our crumbling roads and schools and bridges, our infrastructure. And if people ask you how are we going to pay for that? You just tell them, if we can afford to spend $10 billion a month…

It's a plan that begins with one word that's on everybody's minds. And it's easy to spell, j-o-b-s, jobs.

I've already proposed a middle class tax cut for 95 percent of workers and their families. But today, I'm calling on Congress to pass a plan so that the IRS will mail out the first round of those tax cuts as soon as possible.

I propose that we allow every family to withdraw up to 15% from their IRA or 401(k) - up to a maximum of $10,000 - without any fine or penalty throughout 2009.

We are still home to innovation and technology, colleges and universities that are the envy of the world.

We meet at a moment of great uncertainty for America.

I'm worried about Americans who are losing their jobs, and their homes, and their life savings.

Together, we can create millions of new jobs, and deliver on the promise of health care you can afford and education that helps your kids compete.

We cannot allow homeowners and small towns to suffer because of the mess made by Wall Street and Washington.

We are the country that has faced down war and depression; great challenges and great threats.

Together, we can overcome the broken policies and divided politics of the last eight years.

The Six Party Talks offer North Korea a clear choice.

Our objective remains the complete and verifiable elimination of North Korea's nuclear weapons programs.

If North Korea refuses to permit robust verification, we should lead all members of the Six Party talks in suspending energy assistance, re-imposing sanctions that have recently been waived, and considering new restrictions.

North Korea's agreement to these verification measures is a modest step forward in dismantling its nuclear weapons programs.

I know my opponent is worried about his campaign, but that's not what I'm worried about. I'm thinking about Americans who are losing jobs and homes and their life's savings.