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Chris Van Hollen: “I think what the president has proposed is that we want to achieve a net of $1.5 trillion in additional revenue, and…”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2012
I think what the president has proposed is that we want to achieve a net of $1.5 trillion in additional revenue, and doing it in a way that protects middle income taxpayers, but does ask the folks at the very top to pay more.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Advocating for increased revenue from the wealthy to aid deficit reduction.

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