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    With a reputation as a skilled draughtsman of legislation, he will be a key ally to Mr Obama's change agenda. "The next two years are critical" said Jan Schakowsky, who spoke for Mr Waxman in the in camera vote. Full Article at The Telegraph
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Barack Obama emboldened by economic crisis
  1. You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.
    SOURCE: The Telegraph 12 months ago
  2. It's about the American people demanding that we embrace change and work with the president on critical issues of climate change and energy and health care.
    SOURCE: The Telegraph 12 months ago
  3. You have to spend a lot of money to do this right
    SOURCE: The Telegraph 12 months ago
  4. We're going to need impetus for the economy for two to three years
    SOURCE: The Telegraph 12 months ago
  5. Infrastructure spending has permit requirements and nimby problems. In the real world these are typically things you can't do very quickly
    SOURCE: The Telegraph 12 months ago
  6. Things that we postponed for too long, that were long-term, are now immediate and must be dealt with. This crisis provides the opportunity for us to do things that you could not do before.
    SOURCE: The Telegraph 12 months ago
  7. In the context of getting the economy going Barack Obama can do a great deal more to move his agenda forward
    SOURCE: The Telegraph 12 months ago
  8. It's an extraordinary opportunity and he will have enormous public support for being bold, though he will have to explain that deficit spending is needed, and point out that our national debt is still lower than Europe and Japan.
    SOURCE: The Telegraph 12 months ago

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