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Tim Ryan: “Everyone who in some way receives some kind of public assistance, whether it is the veterans, or No Child Left Behind…”

On the recordMay 18, 2004
Everyone who in some way receives some kind of public assistance, whether it is the veterans, or No Child Left Behind, or people going to school, everyone, Medicare, all the social programs that we have been asked to make some kind of sacrifice. The only people who have not been asked to make any sacrifice at all are the wealthiest people in our society.
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Tim Ryan
Democratic · Ohio

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Discussing public assistance and sacrifices during a debate.

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