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Chris Van Hollen: A lot of us had hoped that we might get off to a start in this Congress on a bipartisan basis.

On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
A lot of us had hoped that we might get off to a start in this Congress on a bipartisan basis.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Senator Van Hollen expresses hope for bipartisan infrastructure efforts.

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