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Immediately after I become president, I'm going to confront this economic crisis head on by taking all necessary steps to ease the credit crisis, help hardworking families, and restore growth and prosperity.

A fiscal stimulus plan that will jump-start economic growth is long overdue.

We will be moving forward in laying out a set of policies that will grow our middle class and strengthen our economy in the long term.

All of it is designed for job growth.

My priority is going to be, how do we grow the economy? How do we create more jobs?

But, understand, the goal of my plan is to provide tax relief to families that are struggling, but also to boost the capacity of the economy to grow from the bottom up.

2^nd Press Conference 11.24.08

While we can't underestimate the challenges that we face, we also can't underestimate our capacity to overcome them, to summon that spirit of determination and optimism that has always defined us, and to move forward in a new direction to create new jobs, reform our financial system, and fuel long-term economic growth.

The key to a strong economy is a strong, vibrant, growing middle class.

Without sound policies in these areas, we can neither enjoy sustained economic growth nor realize our full potential as a people.

So, not only do I want the stimulus package to deal with the immediate crisis, I want it also to lay the groundwork for long-term sustained economic growth.

We've got to make sure that the investments are made to sustain economic growth over the long term.

3rd Press Conference 11.25.08

To design a recovery path for both Wall Street and Main Street, and to put our economy on a path to long-term growth and prosperity

We are going to have to make sure that we are investing in roads, bridges, other infrastructure investments that lay the groundwork for long-term economic growth.

Create the jobs that are so desperately needed, help to spur on economic growth and business creation in the private sector.

And part of the charge to my economic team is to find areas where we can get a twofer, where we're getting both a short-term stimulus and we're also laying the groundwork for long-term economic growth.

4th Press Conference 11.26.08

The board will report regularly to me, Vice President-Elect Biden and our economic team as we seek to jump-start economic growth, create jobs, raise wages, address our housing crisis, and stabilize our financial markets.

I've tried to bring together the best economic minds, people who don't always agree with each other but all share a commitment to making sure that we're growing the pie and that equal opportunity is a reality in our economy, that the American dream remains alive.