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Chris Van Hollen: The indiscriminate closing of many healthy, profitable auto dealerships is unfair and has put thousands of American jobs…

On the recordJuly 21, 2009
The indiscriminate closing of many healthy, profitable auto dealerships is unfair and has put thousands of American jobs at risk at a time when our country can ill-afford to shed more jobs.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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He criticizes the closure of profitable dealerships risking jobs during economic hardship.

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