Obama’s economic stimulus plan speech can be summed up as, “It is absolutely vital that we pass this plan as quickly as possible, as time is of the essence . . . Details to follow.”
No, it’s not an exaggeration:
We should have an open and honest discussion about this recovery plan in the days ahead, but I urge Congress to move as quickly as possible on behalf of the American people, for every day we wait or point fingers or drag our feet, more Americans will lose their jobs, more families will lose their savings, more dreams will be deferred and denied, and our nation will sink deeper into a crisis that at some point we may not be able to reverse . . .
It will not come easy or happen overnight. And it is altogether likely that things may get worse before they get better.
But that is all the more reason for Congress to act without delay.
I know the scale of this plan is unprecedented, but so is the severity of our situation. We have already tried the wait-and-see approach to our problems, and it is the same approach that helped lead us to this day of reckoning.
So how many days after the bill text is put down on paper is Obama willing to give Congress?






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