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turbinetree

(24,703 posts)
Tue Nov 7, 2017, 11:34 AM Nov 2017

What Working People Face

Paul Ryan certainly doesn’t understand what it’s like to live paycheck to paycheck. So I’m running to replace him.
11/05/2017 02:57 pm ET

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I’ve been asked why I’m running for Congress several times on the campaign trail. The truth is, moving to Washington and becoming “Congressman Bryce” wasn’t something on my bucket list. But I kept hearing stories from friends and neighbors about the pain and hardship that people were facing ― and these stories hit home because they were often circumstances I’ve experienced myself and have worked to overcome.

When people asked me to run against Paul Ryan, it was clear that those folks were looking for someone who understood what it was like to be a working person trying to make ends meet.

It’s fair to say that working people are underrepresented in Congress ― Paul Ryan certainly doesn’t understand what it’s like to live paycheck to paycheck, to have to choose between food and paying your bills, or to literally be faced with life and death decisions with no health insurance.

But I do understand. I’ve survived some really awful times and it’s time there’s someone in Congress who knows what everyday people are going through.

I know what it’s like to work 100 hours a week, doing hard, manual labor ― because I’ve done it.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/what-working-people-face_us_59ff49bfe4b0baea26325eb1?gb9


Paul Ryan says that Randy Bryce isn't rich enough.....................

https://randybryceforcongress.com/




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