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On the recordMarch 28, 2019
The rhetorical framing of these proposals, and the proposals themselves, seek to punish struggling Americans with harsh penalties for conditions beyond their control.
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Jimmy Panetta
Democratic · California

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Criticizing proposals that unfairly penalize struggling Americans.

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