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Tim Ryan: “We have freedom french fries down in the House diner. We do not have French fries, we have freedom fries. Freedom. Is…”

On the recordJune 7, 2005
We have freedom french fries down in the House diner. We do not have French fries, we have freedom fries. Freedom. Is this freedom? Is owing $29,000 when you get out of college freedom? Is owing the government $27,000 freedom? Is that freedom? That is not freedom. So we cannot really just apply freedom to little areas that are convenient. And freedom is economics too, and I believe that we are beginning to get into a situation by letting the credit cards run rampant through this Chamber, letting the spending get out of control in this Chamber, and it takes away the freedom for our young men and women.
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Tim Ryan
Democratic · Ohio

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