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Chris Van Hollen: And in the Committee that is supposed to make tough choices on behalf of the American public, I would think that we…

On the recordJune 25, 2013
And in the Committee that is supposed to make tough choices on behalf of the American public, I would think that we would decide to get rid of those taxpayer subsidies and put them to a higher purpose.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Van Hollen criticizes the committee for not prioritizing taxpayer subsidies for clean energy.

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