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Franklin Roosevelt said the test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance to those who have much it is whether we provide enough to those who have too little. This reconciliation package fails that test as well.

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Patrick J. Kennedy
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: July 14
Former U.S. Representative
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Massachusetts
Patrick Joseph Kennedy II
Patrick Joseph Kennedy
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Moreover, as the leadership of the House confirmed last year, the Administration remains opposed to a congressional resolution on the Armenian Genocide due to Turkish objections. This approach sends absolutely the wrong signal to Turkey and to the rest of the world.
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I am a recovering alcoholic.
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