In Obama's Words

Obama's Press Conference

The most critical part of our strategy is to ensure that we do not return to an economic cycle of bubble and bust in this country.”

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Obama delivers remarks on economy and makes economic personnel announcements

Gene [Sperling] has been an extraordinary asset to me and this administration over the past two years. He's been working with me. He led our efforts to pass the small-business jobs bill to help companies all across America. He also helped negotiate the tax compromise that we passed at the end of this year.”

• Other issues:Economy

Obama holds a news conference

I would love nothing more than to see Congress act so aggressively that I can't campaign against them as a do-nothing Congress.”

• Other issues:Economy

Obama holds news conference

...although this may be one individual in Florida, part of my concern is to make sure that we don't start having a whole bunch of folks all across the country think this is the way to get attention.”

Obama Delivers Remarks at Georgetown University

That's why the government has to step in and temporarily boost spending in order to stimulate demand. And that's exactly what we're doing right now.”

• Other issues:Economy

Obama participates in CNBC town hall discussion on jobs

Well, I think it's premature to say that John Boehner is going to be speaker of the House.”

• Other issues:Economy

Obama meets with Des Moines family

All right, we're going way afield now. I mean, the -- so let me focus on your question...”

• Other issues:Economy

Obama delivers remarks at meeting of President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness in Pittsburgh, Pa.

The American Jobs Act that I'm putting forward, obviously, contains many ideas like infrastructure investment that should be pretty straightforward. And our hope is is that we're able to get those passed in the next couple of months.”

• Other issues:Economy

Obama delivers remarks to the Business Council

But as Americans, and as a nation, we will not be terrorized. We will not cower in fear. We will not be intimidated.”

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Obama remarks at townhall meeting in Racine, Wisconsin

I mean, maybe I'm confused. Do you think that the financial crisis was an ant and we just needed a little ant swatter to fix this thing? Or do you think that we need to restructure how we regulate the financial system so you aren’t on the hook again and we don't have this kind of crisis again?”

• Other issues:Economy

Obama delivers a speech on the economy at Carnegie Mellon University

From our efforts to rescue the economy to health insurance reform to financial reform, most have sat on the sidelines and shouted from the bleachers.”

• Other issues:Economy

Obama delivers remarks on the economy in Osawatomie, Kansas

'The market will take care of everything,' they tell us. If only we cut more regulations and cut more taxes -- especially for the wealthy -- our economy will grow stronger. Sure, there will be winners and losers. But if the winners do really well, jobs and prosperity will eventually trickle down to everyone else. And even if prosperity doesn't trickle down, they argue, that's the price of liberty. It's a simple theory -- one that speaks to our rugged individualism and healthy skepticism of too much government. It fits well on a bumper sticker. Here's the problem: It doesn't work. It's never worked.”

• Other issues:Economy

Obama holds a news conference

I can tell you that, you know, some election nights are more fun than others. Some are exhilarating, some are humbling.”

Obama meets with Fairfax family and delivers remarks on the economy

The body politic is like an individual in the sense that if they go through a really bad accident and you're in a cast and got a little whiplashed and bruised and battered, it takes some time to recover. And that's what happened to our economy. We went through a really bad accident.”

Obama holds a press conference

What's remarkable to me, though, is despite some of those impulses we're still getting stuff done.”

• Other issues:Economy, Foreign Policy

Obama holds a discussion on women and the economy

I'm confident that we're now moving in the right direction, but we've still got more work to do, which is part of the reason why this election coming up is so important.”

• Other issues:Economy, Social Issues

Obama Addresses Joint Session of Congress

Now is the time to act boldly and wisely - to not only revive this economy, but to build a new foundation for lasting prosperity.”

• Other issues:Government and Politics

Obama's Remarks at Stimulus Bill Signing

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that I will sign today, a plan that meets the principles I laid out in January, is the most sweeping economic recovery package in our history.”

• Other issues:Economy

Obama holds a town hall meeting in Decorah, Iowa

I want you to help hold all of us accountable, me included. I am enlisting you in this fight, because if you are -- if you're making your voices heard, if you're letting people know that enough is enough, it is time to move forward, it is time for us to win the future -- if your voices are heard, then sooner or later these guys have to start paying attention. And if they don't start paying attention then they're not going to be in office and we will have a new Congress in there that will start paying attention to what is going on all across America.”

• Other issues:Economy

Obama holds a news conference

This is a big, diverse country. Not everybody agrees with us. I know that shocks people. You know, the New York Times editorial page does not permeate across all of America. Neither does The Wall Street Journal editorial page.”

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