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Chris Van Hollen: This is a tough love budget. It cuts non-security discretionary spending by $400 billion over the next decade.

On the recordFebruary 14, 2011
This is a tough love budget. It cuts non-security discretionary spending by $400 billion over the next decade.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Describing the President's budget as stringent yet necessary for fiscal responsibility.

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