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Chris Van Hollen: American families don't have the luxury of saying if we don't get things 100 percent our way, we won't pay our family…

On the recordJuly 19, 2011
American families don't have the luxury of saying if we don't get things 100 percent our way, we won't pay our family bills. I reserve the balance of my time.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland
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Jul 19, 2011

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