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On the recordMay 4, 2023
We're supposed to choose between 790,000 and nearly 1 million jobs lost between recession and 141 billion dollar hit to the economy, pick your poison.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Highlighting the dire economic choices posed by the proposed bill.

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