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Chris Van Hollen: While today's hearing is titled 'Strengthening the Safety Net,' it is mostly an effort to sugarcoat a Republican budget…

On the recordApril 16, 2012
While today's hearing is titled 'Strengthening the Safety Net,' it is mostly an effort to sugarcoat a Republican budget that shreds the social safety net while providing gold-plated tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Criticism of Republican budget harming social safety nets while favoring the wealthy.

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