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Darrell Issa: “And if we are going to share the gains and we are going to also participate in the pain, we better understand that when…”

On the recordApril 13, 2011
And if we are going to share the gains and we are going to also participate in the pain, we better understand that when you have your own money in the game, it is a vast difference between somebody who is guaranteed a benefit, regardless of what they put in, and that is the important thing.
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Darrell Issa
Republican · California

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Issa emphasizes the difference between private investments and guaranteed public benefits.

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