Political Quotes

“I thank both Senators from Ohio and from North Dakota who have been two of the most effective and passionate leaders for ending this recession, creating jobs for the middle class, jobs focused on Main Street as opposed to Wall Street, and because of their leadership, it is starting to happen. The Senator from North Dakota is so right. I do not know what it takes to get some of this good news being heralded by either news reporters or through the many channels open on the Internet for people to understand that actions taken by this Congress, led by Democrats but joined by a few--not many, only a few--Republicans helped to save the domestic auto industry. While those are big businesses--and I am going to talk about small businesses in a minute--the Senator from Ohio is exactly correct when he says the help to save the domestic auto industry was not just about saving big auto, it was about saving the thousands of small suppliers and small businesses that are part of this manufacturing chain. That would have been lost. Everything we have tried has not worked as well, but the things we have put into place are starting to have some benefit and some evidence-based data to support the efforts that have been made. The Senator from Ohio raises one very good example. I would like to talk about something complementary to this issue today. Access to capital equals job creation.”