Carolyn Maloney actually said...

the economy is beginning to get back to what we think of as 'normal' and it is stronger than it has been in years.

I have listened to my colleagues across the aisle complain about how the recovery is leaving too many people behind.

Today, under the leadership of President Obama, the unemployment rate is 5.5 percent.

Just over six years ago when President Obama took over for George W. Bush, our economy was in a dire situation.