Media Availability with President-Elect Barack Obama and Rep Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Speaker of the House of Rep.s
Press Conference
MEDIA AVAILABILITY WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA AND REP. NANCY PELOSI (D-CA), SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REP.S
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PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA: (In progress.) But the reason we're here today is because the people's business can't wait. We've got an extraordinary economic challenge ahead of us. We're expecting a sobering job report at the end of the week. The speaker and her staff have been extraordinarily helpful in working with our team so that we can shape an economic recovery and reinvestment plan that starts putting people back to work.
And, you know, I can't think of a better partner in doing what is necessary to get this economy back on track than Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has just been an extraordinary advocate for working people all her life.
SPEAKER PELOSI: Thank you very much, Mr. President-elect. It is a great honor and a personal privilege to welcome you to the Speaker's Office.
Tomorrow we will swear in a new Congress. We'll be -- hit the ground running on the initiatives that you -- some of which you described, to address some of the pain being felt by the American people. And then two weeks from tomorrow we will inaugurate a new president of the United States.
As the president-elect indicated, the construction is under way right now. And at that time we will be able to have signed into law legislation which will improve the lives of the American people.
It's a very, very exciting time. We pledge to work together in a bipartisan way, with great civility, with great fiscal discipline. And I know the debate will be spirited. We welcome it.
And I congratulate the president-elect on his success, on the appointment of his Cabinet, on the transition, and look forward to his inauguration.
Q (Off mike) -- February?
SPEAKER PELOSI: Bye.
PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA: Are we taking questions here, Robert Gibbs?
SPEAKER PELOSI: No, they're going -- they're leaving now.
PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA: I don't think we're taking questions, guys. But I'm going to have a news avail later in the day. So.
SPEAKER PELOSI: We'll be back.
Q (Off mike.)
PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA: We're going to do an avail --
SPEAKER PELOSI: Later.
PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA: -- later in the day.
SPEAKER PELOSI: Bye.
PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA: All right? Thank you so much, guys.
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