[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3785]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        IT'S MORNING IN AMERICA

  (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York asked and was given permission 
to address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, while Congress was 
away last week, we had another strong jobs report. You might even say, 
as former President Reagan used to say, ``It's morning in America,'' in 
his famous ad.
  In February, the economy added another 295,000 private sector jobs, 
and the unemployment rate edged down to 5.5 percent. That means that 
there have been 12 straight uninterrupted months of private sector job 
growth of over 200,000 jobs a month. That is the first time that has 
happened since 1977.
  Inflation remains tame; gas prices are low; the dollar is strong, and 
by many measures, the economy's performance under the Obama 
administration has been stronger than the economy under former 
President Reagan.
  Though I suspect that some may find it unusual to compare President 
Obama and President Reagan, their efforts are good news for the economy 
and good news for America.

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