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Pat Ryan: I want to make people prosperous and self-sufficient. He said he wanted to turn the poor from being tax-eaters into…

On the recordApril 16, 2012
I want to make people prosperous and self-sufficient. He said he wanted to turn the poor from being tax-eaters into taxpayers.
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York

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Ryan emphasizes the goal of transforming the poor into self-sufficient taxpayers.

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