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Chris Van Hollen: I hope we don't get to the point where we have to go through that again.

On the recordFebruary 14, 2011
I hope we don't get to the point where we have to go through that again.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Van Hollen emphasizes the need for bipartisan cooperation to avoid government shutdown.

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