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On the recordDecember 8, 2009
We must also reform our largest--and least sustainable entitlement programs--which are today on path to grow themselves right into extinction.
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York

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Calling for reforms to unsustainable entitlement programs to prevent future economic crises.

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