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Chris Van Hollen: I think we all agree that that meat-axe, indiscriminate approach is the wrong way to go.

On the recordApril 24, 2012
I think we all agree that that meat-axe, indiscriminate approach is the wrong way to go.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing the indiscriminate cuts proposed in the budget.

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