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Chris Van Hollen: we think that we need to have a balanced approach because if you do it only by cutting on the health care side, you are…

On the recordSeptember 25, 2013
we think that we need to have a balanced approach because if you do it only by cutting on the health care side, you are going to be asking Medicare beneficiaries...to take a big hit
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Advocating for a balanced approach to deficit reduction without disproportionately affecting low-income Medicare beneficiaries.

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