Chris Van Hollen actually said...

The measures taken by the Federal Reserve...averted 'an extraordinarily severe downturn, perhaps a great depression.'

We must use all the tools at our disposal to help put people back to work.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, I want to join the chairman in welcoming you, Dr. Elmendorf.

The fact is that the CBO said that the Recovery Act helped save or create up to 3 million jobs in the year 2010.