The senior White House adviser tells CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that the president “feels a sense of urgency” for Congress to pass a stimulus bill.

“We want Congress to act so we can get this process of restoring our economy going… I think there is a sense of impatience on his part.” Read the full transcript.

Plus: On MSNBC’s “Hardball,” he rejects Matthews’ idea to “bring the cots in” and let the Senate filibuster, saying he’d rather they just pass the bill.