Byron Dorgan: “there has been a generous amount of discussion on the floor today about the economic recovery package that has been put…”

“there has been a generous amount of discussion on the floor today about the economic recovery package that has been put together and about the dire conditions of our economy. If you listen, they have been described in so many different ways-- financial crisis, deep recession, economic trouble, a wreck, a dire condition--and I suspect almost anybody who has been experiencing trouble in the workplace as a result of this rather steep economic decline would understand all of those terms. I have been listening to the debate on the floor of the Senate, and I had to come to see if we could add a little clarity to what has caused all this. It is pretty hard to describe a remedy unless you understand what has caused it. I understand from a lot of discussion a bit ago that there are a lot of people who don't want to do anything or they want to do something much less or they are not sure. In any event, I was thinking of how many people in the Senate lined up to help the banks.”