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Kind of just let 2 million families -- >> it should be extended in my view. the 7% unemployment rate is about where the unemployment rate is in the typical recession. its still very difficult. if you consider the people who were under employed and given the low wage growth, i think the economy is much too weak at this point. the way the current emergency iu program is structured it does phase out as unemployment rates come in, then people get less emergency ui. it happens state by state. the way...

Nearly 4 in 10 say its getting worse. joining me now, kevin has set, former economic adviser to mitt romney, "new york times" economic policy reporter annie lowry, and mark stazandi. is this real? the worst has happened and were on the road to recovery, yes? >> yes. i think were clearly in a strong recovery now. if you look at the inflection and the data over the last couple months, its really the best couple of months i have seen since the great recession began. consumer confidence is soaring. ...