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Chris Van Hollen: the last time that our budget was balanced was back in the 2001, 2000 time period.

On the recordSeptember 12, 2011
the last time that our budget was balanced was back in the 2001, 2000 time period.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Highlighting the last balanced budget and its historical context.

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