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On the recordFebruary 26, 2009
These are policies and financial funding and incentives have to come at the national level, and that's why we also have to deal with issues around federal preemption.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Stresses the need for national policies to address financial issues.

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