year people weren t buying and customers weren t calling and banks were not lending. but even in the face of these obstacles, even in these tough times all across the country there are people like rick and dennis and ruth and will who haven t given up. you guys wake up every day and seek a way to safely navigate these troubled waters, to fulfill your obligations to your families and to your employees and to your customers. and in that determination and that resolve, you embody what s best in america, and you keep making america stronger. next week congress will start debating many of the jobs proposals i ve outlined today and in recent days. many of the proposals to benefit small business. many of the proposals to spur hiring. if there are additional ideas from either party, i m happy to consider them as well. but what i hope, what i strongly urge is that we work quickly and
innovate, adapt in a changing world. talking to ruth, she reminds me it s not easy keeping up with health care costs and so she is very anxious to see health care reform passed so small businesses can pick up the cost for their employees. and in this deep and lasting recession, a hard job has been that much harder because for much of the last year, people weren t buying and customers weren t calling and banks were not lending. but even in the face of these obstacles, even in these tough times, all across the country, there are people like rick and dennis and ruth and will who haven t given up. you guys wake up every day and seek a way to safely navigate these troubled waters, to fulfill your obligations to your fami families and to your employees and your customers. and in that determination, that resolve, you embody what s best in america and you keep making