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Pat Ryan: “The ripple effect [of DOGE cuts] is a betrayal on every so…”

Featuring: Pat Ryan, Democratic | U.S. House, New York, District 18

Town Hall Meeting in Glens Falls with AOC & Pat Ryan

Published March 9, 2026 | Video Starts at 1:02:43

I don't have anything else to say other than thank you for coming and listening. Thank you. Thank you for sharing that. And I mean, you think about The ripple effect [of DOGE cuts] is a betrayal on every so many levels. It's a betrayal of you who, like multiple times said, I'm going to sign up and choose to do something greater than myself, to serve other people, to take the … (1:02:43–1:02:55)

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“I served two deployments in the army in Iraq.”
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“I still wear this bracelet that has the names of all my fellow soldiers and West Wing classmates.”
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