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Chris Van Hollen: That is a self-inflicted wound. That is a wound that this country cannot afford.

On the recordSeptember 25, 2013
That is a self-inflicted wound. That is a wound that this country cannot afford.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Van Hollen criticizes the sequester for its negative impact on job creation.

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