Carolyn Maloney actually said...

"Although we have lost the beloved liberal lion of the Senate, his dream lives on in us and we will continue his work on behalf of the less fortunate."

"During the economic expansion of the Clinton era, when unemployment hovered at around 4 percent, poverty fell to 11.3 percent, its lowest level in decades."

"The weak economic recovery of the 2000s under the previous Administration did not lead to a further reduction in poverty."

"American families have lost a decade due the failed economic policies of the Bush administration."