Senate proceeding 10-01-08 00 :: 0:49:48 to 0:50:20 of 4:40:19

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0:40:47 to 0:51:08( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Max Baucus

0:49:46 to 0:49:58( Edit History Discussion )

Max Baucus: we must do better. we here in the senate cannot fail. failure to act would make today's onomic cloud even bigger and more dangerous. failure to act could unleash the lightning bolts of recession and

0:49:58 to 0:50:10( Edit History Discussion )

Max Baucus: the downpour of unemployment. failure to act could turn this cloud into a storm that tears through our entire economy. the plan in front of us is not perfect. i wish that we had a lot more here.

0:50:10 to 0:50:21( Edit History Discussion )

Max Baucus: i wish we did not have to be where we are. i know that many americans do not want it. but this is the best way to quickly disperse this economic cloud and guard against a bigger storm. like it or not,