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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  I am a recovering alcoholic.

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  I believe that successfully addressing our national security needs while protecting our basic freed

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  Moreover, as the leadership of the House confirmed last year, the Administration remains opposed to

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  My mother is still battling alcoholism.