It will take new leadership in Washington.

It is time to turn the page on eight years of economic policies that put Wall Street before Main Street but ended up hurting both.

I believe that we can steer ourselves out of this crisis because I believe in this country.

We just need to act quickly and decisively.

The economic crisis we face is the worst since the Great Depression.

The American people don't want to hear politicians attack each other – you want to hear about how we're going to attack the challenges facing middle class families each and every day.

The future that you and I seek for our children is too important to let up now.

We are all connected; we're all in this together; and we will rise or fall as one nation – as one people.

We need policies that grow our economy from the bottom-up, so that every American, everywhere, has the chance to get ahead.

I think every single American has a right to affordable accessible health care.

I want to give a break to 95 percent of middle class Americans – folks who need it and deserve it.