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Pat Ryan: “We should focus on results. We should focus on how many people get off public assistance--because they have a good job.”

On the recordJuly 30, 2013
We should focus on results. We should focus on how many people get off public assistance--because they have a good job.
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York

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Paul Ryan advocates for measuring success by job creation rather than spending.

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