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Chris Van Hollen: No bill is perfect as introduced, and Senator Rubio and I are very open to making those changes.

On the recordSeptember 5, 2018
No bill is perfect as introduced, and Senator Rubio and I are very open to making those changes.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Van Hollen acknowledges the need for bipartisan improvements to the DETER Act.

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