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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
On CNBC Discussing the Automotive Industry and Helping Automakers with TARP

We had a meeting yesterday with Secretary Paulson and Chairman Bernanke for some period of time, over an hour, and we discussed those issues. First of all, we think that from the standpoint of Secretary Paulson and Chairman Bernanke, they believe that the TARP program has been successful, successful to the extent that the very deep plunge that they feared has been staunched and that there's been a stabilization in the financial community... (transcript)

Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Speaking at the National Press Club on the Congressional Agenda

Our challenge is ensuring that we live up to the possibility of that day and the promise of this moment in history. With that oortunity in mind I want to talk as house majority leader about the shape of the new congress and its work in the new year. (transcript)

Thursday, November 13, 2008
Broaching the Subject of the Automotive Industry Recovery Plan on Fox News

We know what happens in the great depression, the reason it went to a depression is because the government failed to act. The government failed to step in and stabilize the economy. We know that. Ben bernanke, the history of the great depression, as you well know, said, "if you do not act, we are going to have a real crisis."... (transcript)

Monday, November 10, 2008
On CNN Discussing Economic Challenges for Congress

Everybody understands, conservative, moderate, liberals, republican economists, democratic economists understand that in the short-term confronted with an economic crisis, that you try to stimulate the economy, and you do that by deficit spending. (transcript)

Monday, November 10, 2008
On Fox News Addressing Focus of the Next Congress

We want to focus on the economy, try to get it moving, creating jobs, stabilizing the downturn that we have seen. That would be our first priority... (transcript)

Thursday, October 23, 2008
On MSNBC Discussing the Economic Situation and the Presidential Race

Majority Leader Hoyer interviewed by Norah O’Donnell on MSNBC... (transcript)

Friday, October 03, 2008
Statement on the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

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Thursday, October 02, 2008
Discussing Support for the Financial Recovery Plan on ABC

I think more and more of the public is getting the sense, hey, maybe this is necessary and it affects me... (transcript)

Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Addressing the Press on the Senate Financial Recovery Bill on CSPAN

We spent a lot of time working on getting it right. As you know the bill that was presented to us by the administration and asked to pass was not in a position that we thought was appropriate. We added very substantial provisions in terms of transparency, in terms of oversight, in terms of capping compensation so the taxpayers weren't enriching the already rich. And providing for protections for homeowners, trying to make sure that we can provide for some workouts for people so they're not kicked out of their homes. (transcript)

Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Discussing the Senate Bill for Financial Rescue on CNN

The concerns are not so much about the continuing of the tax extenders, that is the benefits research and development tax, the taxes to help solar, wind, other energy sources. Clearly we're for that. What the Blue Dogs are concerned about is paying for these and not making the deficit worse. That's the controversy... (transcript)

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