If your family earns less than $250,000 a year, a quarter million dollars a year, you will not see your taxes increase a single dime. I repeat, not one single dime.

It's not about helping banks. It's about helping people.

The budget I submit will invest in the three areas that are absolutely critical to our economic future -- energy, health care, and education.

I have told each of my cabinet as well as mayors and governors across the country that they will be held accountable by me and the American people for every dollar they spend.

In order to save our children from a future of debt, we will also end the tax breaks to the wealthiest two percent of Americans.

My budget does not attempt to solve every problem or address every issue. It reflects the stark reality of what we've inherited; a trillion dollar deficit, a financial crisis and a costly recession.

Given these realities, everyone in this chamber, Democrats and Republicans, will have to sacrifice some worthy priorities for which there are no dollars.

It's going to be an important week for the president.

We will rebuild. We will recover. The U.S. will emerge stronger than ever before.

Yes, I have a mandate to deal with the economy.

We will rebuild. We will recover. And the United States of America will emerge stronger than before.