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.

It's a little hard for me to take criticism from folks about this recovery package, after they have presided over a doubling of the national debt. I'm not sure they have a lot of credibility when it comes to fiscal responsibility.

More than 90 percent of the jobs created by this plan will be in the private sector. They're not going to be make-work jobs, but jobs doing the work that America desperately needs done.

What I've been concerned about is some of the language that's been used suggesting that this is full of pork and this is wasteful government spending.

I'm going to create jobs. The credit markets are going to start operating efficiently. and you're going to see signs that the economy is going to stop contracting.

I think it's depressing news on top of what's been a flurry of depressing items when it comes to Major League Baseball.

I didn't expect to have to do an $800 billion stimulus package as my first act when I became president of the United States.

All we can do, those of us here in Washington is to help create a favorable climate in which workers can prosper, businesses can thrive and our economy can grow. And that is exactly what the recovery plan I've proposed is intended to do…

In the last few days, the alleged scandal at Madoff investor securities has reminded us yet again of how badly reform is needed when it comes to the rules and regulations that govern our markets.

These are extraordinary times and it calls for swift and extraordinary action.