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On the recordMarch 7, 2012
Let me be clear, we do not have to abandon Americans in poverty or fail to invest in working class families to reduce our deficits and pay down our debts.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Argues for investing in the poor while managing deficits.

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