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On the recordMarch 4, 2013
And we are not going to have a robust recovery if middle-class retirees aren't buying automobiles and refrigerators and taking their family to restaurants and do the things that people can do when they have a decent pension, decent income.
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David Roe
Republican · Vermont

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Roe emphasizes the importance of middle-class retirees for economic recovery.

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