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Pat Ryan: “I find that drastic middle class tax hike would be insufficient to put the Federal budget on a sustainable path.”

On the recordFebruary 9, 2011
I find that drastic middle class tax hike would be insufficient to put the Federal budget on a sustainable path.
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Ryan criticizes the roadmap's impact on middle-class taxes and federal budget sustainability.

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