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virginia. and elijah cummings, the former chair of the black caucus and analysis, and chris jeff free lund of digital. i am candy crowley, and this is state of the union. what a difference a year makes, or not so much. last year at this time, president obama was vacationing on martha's vineyard, and that's where he is today. last year he said -- >> a year and a half ago the economy was shrinking rapidly, and the economy is now growing. >> this year he is saying -- >> america will come back from this recession stronger than before. that i am convinced of. >> unemployment was above 9...

Lending capacity for small businesses. but there is no doubt that we are in a better position now than we were 18 months ago and we are moving in the right direction. >> let me read you something the vice president said the other day and ask you if you agree with it. there is no possibility to restore 8 million jobs lost in the great recession. is the administration admitting we will never get back the number of jobs that we lost? >> look, i am sure he was talking about within a short timeframe. as i said, the hole that was dug was big. and understand, this recession was a tragedy for families...