Upstate NY Congressman Dan Maffei explains what he hopes to hear in President Obama's speech Tuesday night.

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Published February 24, 2009 at 9:56 AM EST

By chris Ulanowski

Syracuse, NY – New York's 25th district Congressman Dan Maffei of Syracuse says President Obama must use his speech to the nation Tuesday night to be both honest about the state of the economy and give Americans a sense of confidence that things will get better. The freshman lawmaker spoke about the Presidential address with WRVO's Chris Ulanowski.

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