I know that a new overpass downtown would make a big difference for businesses and families right here in Elkhart.

I can say with complete confidence that endless delay or paralysis in Washington in the face of this crisis will only bring deepening disaster. I can tell you that doing nothing is not an option.

Last month, our economy lost 598,000 jobs, which is nearly the equivalent of losing every single job in the state of Maine.

Last month our economy lost 598,000 jobs which is nearly the equivalent of losing every single job in the state of Maine.

It is only government that can break the vicious cycle where lost jobs lead to people spending less money which leads to even more layoffs.

Just in terms of the historic record here, the Republicans were brought in early and were consulted.

When I made a series of overtures to the Republicans; going over to meet with both Republican caucuses; you know, putting three Republicans in my cabinet, something that is unprecedented; making sure that they were invited here to the…

You have some people, very sincere, who philosophically just think that government has no business interfering in the marketplace.

I think it's perfectly legitimate to say that those programs should be out of this particular recovery package and we can deal with them later.

The credit crisis is real. And it's not over. We averted catastrophe by passing the TARP legislation.

It is absolutely true that we can't depend on government alone to create jobs or economic growth.