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Pat Ryan: ``we the people,'' ``a more perfect Union,'' ``the common defense,'' ``general welfare,'' ``common good,'' ``these…

On the recordJuly 16, 2019
``we the people,'' ``a more perfect Union,'' ``the common defense,'' ``general welfare,'' ``common good,'' ``these United States''--the words and phrases of our founding documents were about unity, were about us coming together against the political and economic concentration of power. Division is the enemy in the United States today. We are unraveling before the very eyes of the American people. And I believe that this President, that the White House does not want to talk about the issues facing the American people today. Madam Speaker, 75 percent of the American people are living paycheck to paycheck; seniors are paying $1,000 a month for prescription drugs; students are drowning in student loans. {time} 1815
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York
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Jul 16, 2019

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