Barack Obama

I have got news for the McCain campaign. The American people are losing right now. They're losing their jobs. They're losing their health care. They're losing their homes. They're losing their savings. I cannot imagine anything more…

Senator McCain and I have a debate tomorrow. And obviously, the American people are going to be anxious to hear from one of the two people who's going to be the next president and responsible for dealing with this economic mess, what their…

Look, if I lose this election, it's because my ideas, I didn't do good enough job putting my ideas across, not because I'm black.

I've got news for the McCain campaign. The American people are losing right now. They're losing their jobs; they're losing their health care, they're losing their homes, they're losing their savings. I cannot imagine anything more…

So, if we can stop the bleeding that this package implement it effectively, and then move forward to deal with the broader problems on Main Street, then hopefully we can start getting our economy back on track.

If we can stop the bleeding that this package implemented effectively and then move forward to deal with the broader problems on Main Street, then hopefully we can start getting our economy back on track.

This failed philosophy is what John McCain has embraced for the last 26 years in Washington. He hasn't been getting tough on Wall Street.

If we can stop the bleeding with this package, implement it effectively and then move forward to deal with the broader problems on Main Street, then hopefully, we can start getting our economy back on track.

The future is ours to shape.

What will work is investing $15 billion a year over the next decade in renewable sources of energy.

We cannot afford four more years of this.

This is a nation that's faced tougher times than these - we've faced war and depression.

There's nothing more fundamental than a good paying job.

This financial crisis is a direct result of the greed and irresponsibility that has dominated Washington and Wall Street for years.

I believe that building a strong middle class is the key to making our economy strong.

We know these are difficult times.

They think they have a real chance of getting, so are they confident? Yes.

The decision to establish marine reserves should be made as a result of a transparent, science-based process and be the least intrusive possible to get the job done.

Did nothing everything would turn out OK. There's a possibility that that's true. And there's no doubt that there may be other plans out there that had we had two or three or six months to develop might be even more refined and might serve…

This crisis has taught us that at the end of the day, there is no real separation between Main Street and Wall Street.

This is not just a Wall Street crisis - it's an American crisis, and it's the American economy that needs this rescue plan.

We cannot mortgage our children's future on a mountain of debt.

This financial crisis is a direct result of the greed and irresponsibility that has dominated Washington and Wall Street for years.

I will go through the entire federal budget, page by page, line by line, and eliminate the programs that don't work and aren't needed.

I ask you to believe - believe in this country and your ability to change it.