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Economic recovery plans, we recovered faster than projected. the record 6.7 million jobs created last year, most in the first year of any president in american history and the fastest economic growth in any year in nearly four decades, and looking ahead, i have a plan to reduce the deficit even more which will help reduce inflationary pressures and lower everyone's costs for families. look, it's a plan that lets medicare negotiate prices of prescription drugs as they do with the department of veterans affairs. we can cap the price of insulin at $35 instead of hundreds of dollars, even a thousa...

Provide relief for families. that would provide real relief right now. energy costs. we have utility ceos here yesterday. all of them said if we pass the clean energy tax credits in front of congress right now, it would mean that they would lower utility bills for people right now. child care as well. we have a proposal in front of congress that would cut the cost of child care in half. these are practical ways to provide people relief. we could do so without increasing the deficit and as a result not adding to inflationary pressures. we're going to keep focused on this inflation challenge is ...

But he avoided questions about his previous stance on the role of fema. meanwhile president obama stayed in washington to visit the red cross and attend briefings, coordinate governors and utility ceos. >> i think he has handled it well. >> reporter: either a compassionate decision or calculated one depending on who was calling into ron verb's radio show in youngstown, ohio. >> you are on the air, nick, go ahead, please. >> where was he when it happened in benghazi. four people died. he flew to las vegas. he learned his lesson, that's all. >> reporter: one republican's mind that seemed to chan...