02 August 2009

Obama: Recession will pass, thanks to stimulus

President Barack Obama said on Saturday that new economic data indicated a huge stimulus package approved in February had helped “put the brakes” on a deep recession and offers hope for the future.

Obama, speaking in his weekly radio address, referred to figures released Friday that showed a narrower-than-expected 1.0 percent decline in GDP in the second quarter.

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