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It’stheworryyouwakeupwithandthesourceofsleeplessnights. 

It’sthejobyouthoughtyou’dretirefrombutnowhavelost;

thebusinessyoubuiltyourdreamsuponthat’snowhangingbyathread;

thecollegeacceptanceletteryourchildhadtoputbackintheenvelope. 

Theimpactofthisrecessionisreal,anditiseverywhere. 

Butwhileoureconomymaybeweakenedandourconfidenceshaken;

thoughwearelivingthroughdifficultanduncertaintimes,tonightIwanteveryAmericantoknowthis:

Wewillrebuild,wewillrecover,andtheUnitedStatesofAmericawillemergestrongerthanbefore. 

Theweightofthiscrisiswillnotdeterminethedestinyofthisnation. 

Theanswerstoourproblemsdon’tliebeyondourreach. 

Theyexistinourlaboratoriesanduniversities;

inourfieldsandourfactories;

intheimaginationsofourentrepreneursandtheprideofthehardest-workingpeopleonEarth. 

ThosequalitiesthathavemadeAmericathegreatestforceofprogressandprosperityinhumanhistorywestillpossessinamplemeasure. 

Whatisrequirednowisforthiscountrytopulltogether,confrontboldlythechallengesweface,andtakeresponsibilityforourfutureoncemore.

Now,ifwe’rehonestwithourselves,we’lladmitthatfortoolong,wehavenotalwaysmettheseresponsibilities--asagovernmentorasapeople. 

Isaythisnottolayblameorlookbackwards,butbecauseitisonlybyunderstandinghowwearrivedatthismomentthatwe’llbeabletoliftourselvesoutofthispredicament. 

Thefactis,oureconomydidnotfallintodeclineovernight. 

Nordidallofourproblemsbeginwhenthehousingmarketcollapsedorthestockmarketsank. 

Wehaveknownfordecadesthatoursurvivaldependsonfindingnewsourcesofenergy. 

Yetweimportmoreoiltodaythaneverbefore. 

Thecostofhealthcareeatsupmoreandmoreofoursavingseachyear,yetwekeepdelayingreform. 

Ourchildrenwillcompeteforjobsinaglobaleconomythattoomanyofourschoolsdonotpreparethemfor. 

Andthoughallthesechallengeswentunsolved,westillmanagedtospendmoremoneyandpileupmoredebt,bothasindividualsandthroughourgovernment,thaneverbefore.

Inotherwords,wehavelivedthroughanerawheretoooften,short-termgainswereprizedoverlong-termprosperity;

wherewefailedtolookbeyondthenextpayment,thenextquarter,orthenextelection. 

Asurplusbecameanexcusetotransferwealthtothewealthyinsteadofanopportunitytoinvestinourfuture. 

Regulationswereguttedforthesakeofaquickprofitattheexpenseofahealthymarket. 

Peopleboughthomestheyknewtheycouldn’taffordfrombanksandlenderswhopushedthosebadloansanyway. 

Andallthewhile,criticaldebatesanddifficultdecisionswereputoffforsomeothertimeonsomeotherday. 

Wellthatdayofreckoninghasarrived,andthetimetotakechargeofourfutureishere.

Nowisthetimetoactboldlyandwisely--tonotonlyrevivethiseconomy,buttobuildanewfoundationforlastingprosperity. 

Nowisthetimetojumpstartjobcreation,re-startlending,andinvestinareaslikeenergy,healthcare,andeducationthatwillgrowoureconomy,evenaswemakehardchoicestobringourdeficitdown. 

Thatiswhatmyeconomicagendaisdesignedtodo,andthat’swhatI’dliketotalktoyouabouttonight. 

It’sanagendathatbeginswithjobs. 

AssoonasItookoffice,IaskedthisCongresstosendmearecoveryplanbyPresident’sDaythatwouldputpeoplebacktoworkandputmoneyintheirpockets. 

NotbecauseIbelieveinbiggergovernment–Idon’t. 

NotbecauseI’mnotmindfulofthemassivedebtwe’veinherited–Iam. 

Icalledforactionbecausethefailuretodosowouldhavecostmorejobsandcausedmorehardships. 

Infact,afailuretoactwouldhaveworsenedourlong-termdeficitbyassuringweakeconomicgrowthforyears. 

That’swhyIpushedforquickaction. 

Andtonight,IamgratefulthatthisCongressdelivered,andpleasedtosaythattheAmericanRecoveryandReinvestmentActisnowlaw. 

Overthenexttwoyears,thisplanwillsaveorcreate3.5millionjobs. 

Morethan90%ofthesejobswillbeintheprivatesector–jobsrebuildingourroadsandbridges;

constructingwindturbinesandsolarpanels;

layingbroadbandandexpandingmasstransit.

Becauseofthisplan,thereareteacherswhocannowkeeptheirjobsandeducateourkids. 

Healthcareprofessionalscancontinuecaringforoursick. 

Thereare57policeofficerswhoarestillonthestreetsofMinneapolistonightbecausethisplanpreventedthelayoffstheirdepartmentwasabouttomake. 

Becauseofthisplan,95%oftheworkinghouseholdsinAmericawillreceiveataxcut--ataxcutthatyouwillseeinyourpaychecksbeginningonApril1st.

Becauseofthisplan,familieswhoarestrugglingtopaytuitioncostswillreceivea$2,500taxcreditforallfouryearsofcollege. 

AndAmericanswhohavelosttheirjobsinthisrecessionwillbeabletoreceiveextendedunemploymentbenefitsandcontinuedhealthcarecoveragetohelpthemweatherthisstorm. 

Iknowtherearesomeinthischamberandwatchingathomewhoareskepticalofwhetherthisplanwillwork. 

Iunderstandthatskepticism. 

HereinWashington,we’veallseenhowquicklygoodintentionscanturnintobrokenpromisesandwastefulspending. 

Andwithaplanofthisscalecomesenormousresponsibilitytogetitright.

ThatiswhyIhaveaskedVicePresidentBidentoleadatough,unprecedentedoversighteffort–becausenobodymesseswithJoe. 

IhavetoldeachmemberofmyCabinetaswellasmayorsandgovernorsacrossthecountrythattheywillbeheldaccountablebymeandtheAmericanpeopleforeverydollartheyspend. 

IhaveappointedaprovenandaggressiveInspectorGeneraltoferretoutanyandallcasesofwasteandfraud. 

Andwehavecreatedanewwebsitecalledrecovery.govsothateveryAmericancanfindouthowandwheretheirmoneyisbeingspent. 

Sotherecoveryplanwepassedisthefirststepingettingoureconomybackontrack. 

Butitisjustthefirststep. 

Becauseevenifwemanagethisplanflawlessly,therewillbenorealrecoveryunlesswecleanupthecreditcrisisthathasseverelyweakenedourfinancialsystem.

Iwanttospeakplainlyandcandidlyaboutthisissuetonight,becauseeveryAmericanshouldknowthatitdirectlyaffectsyouandyourfamily’swell-being. 

Youshouldalsoknowthatthemoneyyou’vedepositedinbanksacrossthecountryissafe;

yourinsuranceissecure;

andyoucanrelyonthecontinuedoperationofourfinancialsystem. 

Thatisnotthesourceofconcern.

Theconcernisthatifwedonotre-startlendinginthiscountry,ourrecoverywillbechokedoffbeforeitevenbegins. 

Yousee,theflowofcreditisthelifebloodofoureconomy. 

Theabilitytogetaloanishowyoufinancethepurchaseofeverythingfromahometoacartoacollegeeducation;

howstoresstocktheirshelves,farmsbuyequipment,andbusinessesmakepayroll.

Butcredithasstoppedflowingthewayitshould. 

Toomanybadloansfromthehousingcrisishavemadetheirwayontothebooksoftoomanybanks. 

Withsomuchdebtandsolittleconfidence,thesebanksarenowfearfuloflendingoutanymoremoneytohouseholds,tobusinesses,ortoeachother. 

Whenthereisnolending,familiescan’taffordtobuyhomesorcars. 

Sobusinessesareforcedtomakelayoffs. 

Oureconomysuffersevenmore,andcreditdriesupevenfurther. 

Thatiswhythisadministrationismovingswiftlyandaggressivelytobreakthisdestructivecycle,restoreconfidence,andre-startlending.

Wewilldosoinseveralways. 

First,wearecreatinganewlendingfundthatrepresentsthelargesteffortevertohelpprovideautoloans,collegeloans,andsmallbusinessloanstotheconsumersandentrepreneurswhokeepthiseconomyrunning. 

Second,wehavelaunchedahousingplanthatwillhelpresponsiblefamiliesfacingthethreatofforeclosurelowertheirmonthlypaymentsandre-financetheirmortgages. 

It’saplanthatwon’thelpspeculatorsorthatneighbordownthestreetwhoboughtahousehecouldneverhopetoafford,butitwillhelpmillionsofAmericanswhoarestrugglingwithdeclininghomevalues–Americanswhowillnowbeabletotakeadvantageofthelowerinterestratesthatthisplanhasalreadyhelpedbringabout. 

Infact,theaveragefamilywhore-financestodaycansavenearly$2000peryearontheirmortgage. 

Third,wewillactwiththefullforceofthefederalgovernmenttoensurethatthemajorbanksthatAmericansdependonhaveenoughconfidenceandenoughmoneytolendeveninmoredifficulttimes. 

Andwhenwelearnthatamajorbankhasseriousproblems,wewillholdaccountablethoseresponsible,forcethenecessaryadjustments,providethesupporttocleanuptheirbalancesheets,andassurethecontinuityofastrong,viableinstitutionthatcanserveourpeopleandoureconomy.

Iunderstandthatonanygivenday,WallStreetmaybemorecomfortedbyanapproachthatgivesbanksbailoutswithnostringsattached,andthatholdsnobodyaccountablefortheirrecklessdecisions