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Chris Van Hollen: “It seems perfectly reasonable, and I think an ordinary American watching this proceeding would agree that you should be…”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2012
It seems perfectly reasonable, and I think an ordinary American watching this proceeding would agree that you should be able to count the effort we made already toward the $4 trillion.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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He argues that past efforts should count towards future deficit reduction goals.

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