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Pat Ryan: Even if we cannot agree on everything, we need to make a down payment on our debt and we need to make that down payment…

On the recordApril 10, 2013
Even if we cannot agree on everything, we need to make a down payment on our debt and we need to make that down payment now.
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York

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Emphasizes the urgency of addressing national debt despite differences.

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