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Tim Ryan: I think this is a bad idea. I think I like the chainsaw, you know, for cosmetic surgery analogy.

On the recordJuly 17, 2012
I think this is a bad idea. I think I like the chainsaw, you know, for cosmetic surgery analogy.
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Tim Ryan
Democratic · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Ryan criticizes government funding cuts and compares them to using a chainsaw for surgery.

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