Chris Van Hollen actually said...

the result of that legislation was to make sure that we did not see a sharp increase in taxes on middle-income Americans, but we asked higher-income individuals to begin to contribute to reducing the debt over the long term.

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Van Hollen explains the impact of recent legislation on taxes for different income groups.

02/12/2013

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