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Chris Van Hollen: you do not take away one special tax break for anybody, hedge fund managers, for the purpose of reducing that debt.

On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
you do not take away one special tax break for anybody, hedge fund managers, for the purpose of reducing that debt.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Criticizing the lack of tax break closures to reduce national debt.

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