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Mike Honda: “To cut off the lifelines our government has put in place to support them is to display callousness, not courage, and to…”

On the recordMarch 7, 2012
To cut off the lifelines our government has put in place to support them is to display callousness, not courage, and to prioritize politics over fiscal and economic progress.
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Mike Honda
California

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Criticizing proposals to cut benefits for vulnerable populations as politically motivated.

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