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Pat Ryan: “What we should be doing is taking the newfound backbone and accelerating and strengthening them.”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2011
What we should be doing is taking the newfound backbone and accelerating and strengthening them.
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York

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Ryan emphasizes the need for stronger bipartisan efforts.

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