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Chris Van Hollen: The Penn Wharton budget model, which estimates that if you do what the House Republicans want to do, you would increase…

On the recordJanuary 23, 2018
The Penn Wharton budget model, which estimates that if you do what the House Republicans want to do, you would increase the Government debt by over $5 trillion over the next 20 years, and actually reduce GDP because of the drag on the economy.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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He warns about the long-term economic impact of proposed tax cuts by House Republicans.

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