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Chris Van Hollen: We should get rid of some of those [tax breaks], and we should get rid of some of those for the purpose of deficit…

On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
We should get rid of some of those [tax breaks], and we should get rid of some of those for the purpose of deficit reduction in a balanced way.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Van Hollen emphasizes the need to eliminate certain tax breaks for deficit reduction.

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