George W. Bush: “I think we ought to work to keep it within the $1.6 trillion.”

Is it in our national interests that 25 million people who would have died now live? I think it is, and so do you.

That is the America I know.

Is it in our interest that 25 million people who would have died now live? I think it is. On behalf of a grateful nation, thank you for your hard work and God bless you.

The actions taken by my Administration in response to the financial crisis have laid the groundwork for a return to economic growth and job creation.