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Pat Ryan: the answer simply is not to remove the safety net and say we are not going to do anything on jobs, but to build those…

On the recordJuly 30, 2013
the answer simply is not to remove the safety net and say we are not going to do anything on jobs, but to build those ladders of opportunity back for our families across America.
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York

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Ryan emphasizes the need to support job opportunities instead of cutting safety nets.

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