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Ron Wyden: “Each has enough to survive, but never enough to succeed when Oregonians that I meet at community meetings and certainly…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2010
Each has enough to survive, but never enough to succeed when Oregonians that I meet at community meetings and certainly on the east side consistently tell me, 'Ron, we need the tools in order to have good-paying jobs in our communities, and we want to protect our treasures.'
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden shares constituents' demands for job security and environmental protection.

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