[Higher energy costs] mean that (an) extraordinary amount of money that would otherwise be disposable income in the pockets of U.S. citizens going to buy U.S. goods and services aren't there, ... It puts headwinds in the way of the recovery. |
[Rail earnings] are not satisfactory, ... The railroad is running well and costs are starting to come down. |
[With better credit, he said, Chinese families would be able to spend more money, buy more goods and perhaps reduce China's huge trade surplus with the United States.] Good credit facilitation and consumer finance is going to help consumers buy more things, ... We see consumerism and consumer credit as going directly to the thing we have most on our minds - the global imbalances. |
a big step in the right direction. |
a lot better than current law. Sure, it's a step in the right direction. We'd like to see it go further. But it's a big step in the right direction. |
A real milestone has been reached, |
A soggy economy is what we've got today. We're in a recovery, but it's not as strong and robust as it should be. That's why the president is pushing this jobs-and-growth plan, |
A stronger financial sector, combined with steps like the liberalization of the retail sector and more effective use of technology in the agricultural sector, would jump-start a surge in investments in India throughout the agriculture and food processing sectors that would add jobs and increase productivity, |
a very important idea ... which would help deal with the whole issue of long-term sustainability of the Social Security system. |
Action on any of the punitive legislative proposals before Congress now would be counterproductive to our efforts at this time, |
all of those external shocks to the economy. |
All the evidence points in that direction, |
And if they [Congress] pass this one, I'm confident we're going to get back to the growth rates we need, |
as fast as they can. |
At a time like this, the tax treatment of fuel is far less important than getting fuel to those who need it, |