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John Garamendi: “Mr. Perlmutter, you are so very correct. The American Dream, you laid it out there so well--job, family, home, ability…”

On the recordJuly 29, 2011
Mr. Perlmutter, you are so very correct. The American Dream, you laid it out there so well--job, family, home, ability to take care, kids off to school, good health care--the American Dream. When you get old, you've got Medicare, you have Social Security. That's really the foundation. However, what happened on this floor not more than an hour and a half ago will destroy that dream. Now, we have work to do; indeed, we do. And now I would like to turn to my friend and colleague on the floor, sometimes we call it the East Coast/West Coast show, my friend from New York, Mr. Paul Tonko.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Jul 29, 2011

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