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John Yarmuth: “I want to join many of us in expressing my great empathy for him and the residents of his State who have gone through so…”

On the recordSeptember 5, 2007
I want to join many of us in expressing my great empathy for him and the residents of his State who have gone through so much recently. We were sent by the people of this country to deal with energy problems. We were sent by the people of this country to deal with a dysfunctional health care system. We were sent by the people of this country to deal with the income and wealth inequality that has put such a strain on the great working families of this country and has seen the wealthiest people in America have their wealth increased by leaps and bounds while, as the census report just mentioned last week, 95 percent of the people in this country have not seen their standard of living improve over the last 6 years.
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John Yarmuth
Democratic · Kentucky

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Expressing empathy for Minnesota residents and discussing the mandates of newly elected officials.

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