“The answer to our economic troubles rests with America’s workers and the businesses that employ them. Their efforts and ideas will determine our economic destiny. Businesses generate the jobs, provide the salaries, and serve as the foundation on which the American people’s lives and dreams depend. All we in Washington can do is help create a favorable climate in which workers can prosper, businesses can thrive, and our economy can grow. And that’s exactly what I intend to achieve.” 

    - President Barack Obama,

      28 January 2009