President Obama traveled to Elkhart, Ind. today, holding a town-hall meeting in support of his economic stimulus package and telling the crowd that the bill is not perfect, but that inaction is not an option for federal policymakers.
In addition to taking audience questions, Obama made remarks from a podium at the event.
“I’m not going to tell you that this bill is perfect. I mean, it’s coming out of Washington, it’s going through Congress,” Obama said, receiving laughs from the audience. “It’s not perfect, but it is the right size, it is the right scope, broadly speaking, it has the right priorities to create jobs that will jump-start our economy and transform this economy for the 21st century.”
“I can’t tell you with 100 percent certainty that every single item in this plan will work exactly as we hoped, but what I can tell you is I can say with complete confidence that endless delay or paralysis in Washington in the face of this crisis will only bring deepening disaster. I can tell you that doing nothing is not an option,” Obama said.
See video of Obama’s remarks below:
Embedded video from CNN Video
Embedded video from CNN Video