Pat Ryan said "I find it incredibly troubling that defense spending is seemingly the only place in which this effort was made." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 17, 2009

I find it incredibly troubling that defense spending is seemingly the only place in which this effort was made.

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Pat Ryan

Democratic · New York

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Expressing concern over budget cuts affecting defense spending compared to other areas.

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