Chris Murphy: “Let me talk about Angelo's Deli in New Britain, Connecticut. Angelo's has been serving the people of New Britain... for…”

“Let me talk about Angelo's Deli in New Britain, Connecticut. Angelo's has been serving the people of New Britain... for 60 or 70 years. Now, Angelo doesn't own the place anymore. Now, for the last 20 years, it's been owned by a guy by the name of Joe Tropea. Joe is not a political guy, doesn't get involved in political fights very often; but he sees as clearly as any business owner out there--small, medium, or large--what's happening to this economy. Joe's holding on. He's doing all right. But he's having to cut back hours. He's starting to think about layoffs. This is a business that has been doing business in New Britain for decades, for decades, and is feeling the crunch right now along with everybody else. Now, why is that? Well, sometimes when people think of Connecticut, they just think of the big houses along the coast where all of the investment bankers... live. Well, in New Britain, Connecticut, before this recession began, our employment rate was 11 percent. It was 11 percent to start. It's up to about 12 or 13 percent right now.”