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Chris Van Hollen: “I would actually encourage all those authorizing committees to get to work trying to implement this budget so the…”

On the recordApril 30, 2015
I would actually encourage all those authorizing committees to get to work trying to implement this budget so the American people can see just how bad it is. I would be curious as to whether they are actually going to do it in the next couple of months. I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pascrell).
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland
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Apr 30, 2015

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