Barack Obama on Budget & Economy
• We're in the worst financial crisis since Great Depression. (Sep 2008)
• The lax regulation that Bush favored got us in this disaster. (Sep 2008)
• Pay attention to Main Street, not just Wall Street. (Sep 2008)
• Decide financial rescue plan on future slower tax revenues. (Sep 2008)
• Spending freeze is like a hatchet where you need a scalpel. (Sep 2008)
• Latinos & blacks are hardest hit by housing & gas crises. (Jun 2008)
• A different economic approach vs. McCain's 4 more years. (May 2008)
• Can't do anything at home with $12 billion a month on Iraq. (Feb 2008)
• Protect consumers with Credit Card Bill of Rights. (Feb 2008)
• More accountability in subprime mortgages. (Feb 2008)
• Bush stimulus plan leaves out seniors & unemployed. (Jan 2008)
• Voted against limiting credit to 30%, because 30% too high. (Jan 2008)
• Account for every single dollar for new proposed programs. (Jan 2008)
• Help the homeowners actually living in their homes. (Jan 2008)
• Bankruptcy bill pushed by banks &. (Jan 2008)
• Capping credit card interest rates at 30% is not enough. (Jan 2008)
• Lack of an energy policy is a financial burden. (Jan 2008)
• Release people in bankruptcy due to health care problems. (Jan 2008)
• I opposed both the 2001 and 2005 bankruptcy bills. (Jan 2008)
• Accountability and oversight over the financial markets. (Jan 2008)
• Modify some of the fraudulent & predatory lending practices. (Jan 2008)
• Bush & GOP dug budget hole; need years to dig out. (Dec 2007)
• Save $150 billion in tax cuts for people who don't need them. (Dec 2007)
• Take China "to the mat" about currency manipulation. (Dec 2007)
• Rejects free market vision of government. (Oct 2007)
• Regulate financial instruments to protect home mortgages. (Aug 2007)
• Government regulation needed for when markets fail. (Aug 2007)
• Return to PayGo: compensate for all new spending. (Oct 2006)
• Bush's economic policies are not working. (May 2004)
• Supports federal programs to protect rural economy. (May 2004)
• Voted NO on paying down federal debt by rating programs' effectiveness. (Mar 2007)
• Voted NO on $40B in reduced federal overall spending. (Dec 2005)
• Get minorities into home ownership & global marketplace. (Jan 2001)
• Require full disclosure about subprime mortgages. (Dec 2007)
• Reform mortgage rules to prevent foreclosure & bankruptcy. (Feb 2008)
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