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Chris Van Hollen: “I hope we will also have hearings on the major issue of tax reform and tax earmarks, as well as the recommendation of…”

On the recordMarch 16, 2011
I hope we will also have hearings on the major issue of tax reform and tax earmarks, as well as the recommendation of both those bipartisan groups, regarding some of the wasteful and unnecessary spending in the Pentagon and some of the national security agencies.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Van Hollen calls for hearings on tax reform and wasteful spending before finalizing the budget.

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