“There is nothing that ICE says that you should believe, and anything they say you should doubt immediately.”
“It extends to making it possible for every New Yorker to take part in the things that make us human.”
“We are making sure that working people will not be priced out of the game that they helped to create.”
“I’m not personalizing it. I’m just pointing out somebody’s record.”

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On the recordSeptember 20, 2012
I yield myself an additional 30 seconds. Guess who voted three times for the waiver of the work participation requirement in TANF? Not only the chairman of Ways and Means, but the chairman of the Budget Committee and Governor Romney's running mate, Paul Ryan. We should be debating today issues that matter in terms of action today, a credible jobs plan. Instead, House Republicans, who are doing nothing on these issues, are doing something totally political, a disservice to this great institution. I reserve the balance of my time.
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Mike Levin
Democratic · California
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