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On the recordMay 31, 2012
This creates a rigged game where success is too often determined not by the quality of service or products a business provides but by their relationships to those in power in Washington.
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York

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Ryan criticizes cronyism and its impact on fair competition.

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