Quotes from President Obama on the economy

I found a listing of recent quotes from President Obama on the economy as he seeks to sell a stimulus plan to Congress stressing its urgency.  In a two week time frame, he describes the economy from very weak to near catastrophic yesterday, if no action is taken.

FROM 'WEAKENED' TO 'CATASTROPHE'

President Obama's descriptions of the state of the economy have grown stronger since he took office two weeks ago: Date Quote Jan. 20 "Our economy is badly weakened" Jan. 23 "We are experiencing an unprecedented, perhaps, economic crisis" Jan. 24 "A bad situation could become dramatically worse" Jan. 27 "The statistics every day underscore the urgency of the economic situation" Jan. 30 "This is a continuing disaster for America's working families" Jan. 31 "Rarely in history has our country faced economic problems as devastating as this crisis" Feb. 3 "The economy is in desperate straits" Feb. 4 "A failure to act, and act now, will turn crisis into a catastrophe" USA Today