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Chris Van Hollen: to tie the defunding of the Affordable Care Act to the debt ceiling is to say, well, we're going to attach something…

On the recordSeptember 25, 2013
to tie the defunding of the Affordable Care Act to the debt ceiling is to say, well, we're going to attach something that will increase the debt to a provision on the debt ceiling.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Pointing out the contradiction in Republican budget strategy regarding the Affordable Care Act.

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