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Chris Van Hollen: What this shows: the green bars are the growth in non-security discretionary spending since 2001.

On the recordJune 11, 2013
What this shows: the green bars are the growth in non-security discretionary spending since 2001.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Discussing budget growth comparisons between discretionary and security spending.

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