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...
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, puttin...
You have some people, very sincere, who philosophically just think that government has no business interfering in the ma...
I think it's perfectly legitimate to say that those programs should be out of this particular recovery package and we ca...
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.
the key is to -- that inaction would make this crisis worse, so he wants action, even if this bill is not perfect.
These steps will put more money in the pockets of those Americans who are most likely to spend it.