Chris Van Hollen

They have definitely been hit by the Trump tariffs, and so we've been fighting to try to minimize the harm, but we're also pleased to suppor…

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We want some independent, credible review. We don't think you can trust the agency that called Renee Good and Alex Pretti domestic terrorists to conduct a credible, independent investigation. I mean, do you think that would be credible? They refused to do that.

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They were not willing to make meaningful reforms, in my view,

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