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Paul Tonko: “So now there is more determination by America's middle class families to have it fixed and done correctly. And the other…”

On the recordDecember 6, 2011
So now there is more determination by America's middle class families to have it fixed and done correctly. And the other thing is, I'm reminded, every time I go home, by middle class Americans, modest household incomes, that: We're job creators. My children needed my attention at home. I opened a childcare in my home. I charge. I have a small business. Many small business people tell me, as an idea came to mind, they now wanted to turn that into a product. They're small business owners. They're the engine. They're connected to the community. They're tethered to the small community.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York
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Dec 6, 2011

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