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On the recordMarch 28, 2012
And as for our seniors, we suggested that getting a certificate to go fish for insurance is no substitute for Medicare. This is about values, about dignity for those in retirement, and opportunity for our young people. This Republican budget is not a Path to Prosperity. It's an expressway of retread ideas, an expressway to mediocrity.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas
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Mar 28, 2012

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