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On the recordJune 3, 2013
I am going to walk out today saddened--saddened that we find ourselves in a situation where our government is in activity with its citizens that results in those adjectives, in those descriptions.
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York

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Expressing sadness over the government's relationship with citizens.

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