On the recordMay 31, 2012
We have to ask ourselves whether the status quo--an expensive and unaffordable status quo--is the best way to address the problems that the Congress has set for itself to solve.
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congress.govPat Ryan: “We have to ask ourselves whether the status quo--an expensive and unaffordable status quo--is the best way to address…”
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Ryan questions the effectiveness of the current government approach to solving problems.
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