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Chris Van Hollen: I do not think it surprised anybody that, after you do a $2 trillion tax cut, you are going to see some kind of sugar…

On the recordJanuary 23, 2018
I do not think it surprised anybody that, after you do a $2 trillion tax cut, you are going to see some kind of sugar high reaction in the economy.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Van Hollen discusses the effects of the recent tax cut on the economy.

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