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Chris Van Hollen: “Stopping us from making it worse is a good thing. I mean, it doesn't solve the problem, but it is a good thing.”

On the recordMay 30, 2012
Stopping us from making it worse is a good thing. I mean, it doesn't solve the problem, but it is a good thing.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Van Hollen acknowledges that preventing further budget deterioration is beneficial.

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