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Marilyn Strickland: “But if we want a secure country, with stable families and secure communities, we had better change our way, because we…”

On the recordFebruary 24, 2004
But if we want a secure country, with stable families and secure communities, we had better change our way, because we are going to lose the American way of life. We are going to lose the middle class, and we are going to lose the ability to continue to support the infrastructure that makes us uniquely American.
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Marilyn Strickland
Democratic · Washington

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Addressing the impact of consumer choices on American society and infrastructure.

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