I say to my colleague: Tell the little old lady who I met in Stevens Point who was living in the house that her husband had built for her as a wedding present and who had boarded up every room in the house and was living only in the living room, the bathroom, and the kitchen, even sleeping on the dilapidated couch, who needed the home heating assistance program in order to stay in that house--tell her you're not going to hurt her by this action. I don't know how many people you've met like that, but you ought to meet more of them. You would know better than to say you're not hurting them.
David Obey: “I say to my colleague: Tell the little old lady who I met in Stevens Point who was living in the house that her husband…”
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Discussing the impact of proposed cuts to home heating assistance programs.
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