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On the recordDecember 8, 2009
I will again remind my colleagues that should we fail to get Washington's fiscal house in order, the biggest losers will be our Nation's most vulnerable.
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William Ryan
Democratic · New York

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Warning that failure to address fiscal issues will harm vulnerable populations relying on safety nets.

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