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Chris Van Hollen: “It attempts to balance the federal budget on the backs of the poor, by gutting federal spending on safety net programs.”

On the recordApril 16, 2012
It attempts to balance the federal budget on the backs of the poor, by gutting federal spending on safety net programs.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Accusation that the Republican budget harms the poor while benefiting the wealthy.

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