03/02/2009
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"The Republican Federal budget proposal for fiscal year 2012, widely known as the Ryan plan, was passed by a party-line vote in the House of Representatives on April 15, 2011."
"I am concerned that there appears to be a systematic attack on American workers, and part of that attack seems to be designed to blame them for fiscal challenges facing the States."
"Blame the banks, blame global capital flows, blame lax regulation of Wall Street, blame home buyers or home sellers, but don't blame the unions, not for this recession."
"I believe we are rubbing the Colombian Government in the mud if we do not move this agreement in an expedited fashion."