I do not view the labor movement as part of the problem. To me, it's part of the solution. You cannot have a strong middle class without a strong labor movement.
The American people understand that we’ve got a big hole that we’ve got to dig ourselves out of, but they don’t like the idea that people are digging a bigger hole even as they’re being asked to fill it up. There will be time for them to make profits and there will be time for them to make bonuses. Now is not that time.
I'm confident we're going to get it passed.
"I have Muslim members of my family. I have lived in Muslim countries."
Barack Obama
All the gentlemen here understand both the pressures and possibilities of this office. And for me to have the opportunity to get advice, good counsel and fellowship with these individuals is extraordinary. And I'm very grateful to all of them.
We can no longer afford to sustain the old ways when we know there are new and more efficient ways to getting the job done.
I think what you're also going to see is a team that is committed to breaking with some of the past practices and concerns that have, I think, tarnished the reputation of the agencies, the intelligence agencies as well as U.S. foreign policy....
Potentially we've got trillion-dollar deficits for years to come, even with the economic recovery that we are working on.
The reason we are here today is because the people's business can't wait.
It is with deep regret that I accept Governor Bill Richardson's decision to withdraw his name for nomination as the next Secretary of Commerce.
