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Chris Van Hollen: Yes, we do ask the big oil companies to give up their taxpayer subsidies. And yes, we do ask the very top 2 percent of…

On the recordApril 14, 2011
Yes, we do ask the big oil companies to give up their taxpayer subsidies. And yes, we do ask the very top 2 percent of income earners in the country to go back to the same tax rate they were paying during the Clinton years when the economy was roaring and 20 million jobs were created, instead of the dramatic job loss we saw between 2000 and 2008. With that, I yield 2 minutes to a distinguished member of the Budget Committee, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Doggett).
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland
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Apr 14, 2011

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