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Chris Van Hollen: “The claims that the recent tax cut would pay for itself were pure fantasy.”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2018
The claims that the recent tax cut would pay for itself were pure fantasy.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Van Hollen criticizes the belief that the tax cut would be self-financing.

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