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Chris Van Hollen: I would just remind my colleagues that at the end of the 8 years of the Bush administration, after the tax cuts, which…

On the recordMarch 29, 2012
I would just remind my colleagues that at the end of the 8 years of the Bush administration, after the tax cuts, which helped create the deficits, we ended up losing over 600,000 private sector jobs. That's the result of trickle-down economics. The last thing we want to do is go back to those policies. The Republican budget takes us back to our policies. We invest in jobs. With that, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished Democratic leader, who's been focused on jobs, Ms. Pelosi.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland
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Mar 29, 2012

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