George W. Bush

This bipartisan proposal provides the flexibility we need to stabilize our financial systems.

The bill will help allow access to credit so American families can meet their daily needs and American businesses can make purchases, ship goods, and meet their payrolls.

I'm confident that this rescue plan, along with other measures taken by the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve, will begin to restore strength and stability to America's financial system and overall economy.

We strongly support your democracy.

This agreement is a decisive step that will address underlying problems in our financial system.

I'm proud of the alliance we've established and your contribution to that alliance.

A vote for this bill is a vote to prevent economic damage to you and your community.

Without this rescue plan, the costs to the American economy could be disastrous.

This bill provides the necessary tools and funding to help protect our economy against a system-wide breakdown.

I appreciate the leadership shown by Members on both sides of the aisle, who came together to write a very good bill.

The bipartisan economic rescue plan addresses the root cause of the financial crisis.

I appreciate the leadership of Members on both sides of the aisle who came together when our Nation was counting on them.

H.R. 3997 would enable the Department of the Treasury ... to remove troubled assets.

It is expected that much, if not all, of the tax dollars invested by the Federal government into these troubled financial institutions will be paid back over time.

I was disappointed in the vote with the United States Congress on the economic rescue plan.

Working closely with my administration, congressional leaders from both parties produced the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act.

This legislation is the product of intensive bipartisan efforts.

And this plan sends a strong signal to markets around the world that the United States is serious about restoring confidence and stability to our financial system.

The true 'cost' of this legislation should be far less than $700 billion.

I appreciate the leadership shown by Members on both sides of the aisle, who came together to write a very good bill.

Today a bipartisan group of Members of Congress, working with my administration, reached agreement on economic rescue legislation that is urgently needed to address a crisis in our financial system that threatens the entire U.S. economy.

I appreciate the negotiators considering those ideas and incorporating them in this agreement.

Without this rescue plan, the costs to the American economy could be disastrous.

The bill will help allow access to credit so American families can meet their daily needs and American businesses can make purchases, ship goods, and meet their payrolls.

This plan sends a strong signal to markets around the world that the United States is serious about restoring confidence and stability to our financial system.