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Chris Van Hollen: Those who refuse to meet their obligations, or avoid their obligations make everybody pay instead.

On the recordMay 2, 2022
Those who refuse to meet their obligations, or avoid their obligations make everybody pay instead.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Van Hollen highlights the unfairness of tax evasion on ordinary taxpayers.

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