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Pat Ryan: “I really worry that part of our government here, two-thirds of it, you know, the Senate and the White House, and our…”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
I really worry that part of our government here, two-thirds of it, you know, the Senate and the White House, and our friends over on the other side of the aisle, are deluding themselves into thinking this is taken care of.
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Ryan expresses concern over misconceptions about debt reduction progress.

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