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  • Van Hollen Applauds Funding for the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization
    Jun 14, 2011  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen issued the following statement applauding increased funding for the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI): “According to the World Health Organization, GAVI’s work has helped prevent 5 million future deaths since 2000, and this investment is...
  • Van Hollen Asks President Carter to Advocate for Release of Alan Gross
    Mar 29, 2011  - Yesterday Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen wrote to former President Jimmy Carter to ask that, during his current trip to Cuba through the Carter Center, he advocate for the immediate release of Alan Gross. The full text of the letter is below: Mr. President: I understand that you are currently...
  • Van Hollen Statement on the Sentencing of Alan Gross
    Mar 13, 2011  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen issued the following statement on Alan Gross being sentenced to 15-years in prison in Cuba: “This unjust sentence is the latest in the deplorable treatment of Alan Gross by the Cuban Government. Mr. Gross has dedicated his life to providing humanitarian as...
  • Statement of the Honorable Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) on HR 514 – Extending Expiring Provisions of the USA Patriot Act
    Feb 14, 2011  - Mr. Speaker: I rise in support of HR 514, a limited bill to extend three Patriot Act counterterrorism authorities scheduled to expire at the end of this month through December of this year. I do so to ensure our intelligence and law enforcement communities continue to have the tools they need to pro...
  • Van Hollen Statement on the Charging of Alan Gross
    Feb 5, 2011  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen issued the following statement on the announcement that the Cuban Government has charged Alan Gross and it intends to seek a 20 year sentence against him: “The Cuban government’s announcement that it intends to seek a 20 year sentence against Alan Gross – ...
  • Van Hollen Statement on the Continued Incarceration of Alan Gross
    Dec 3, 2010  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen issued the following statement on the continued incarceration of Alan Gross. Today marks one year of imprisonment of Mr. Gross by the Cuban government. “Today marks the one year anniversary of the arrest and imprisonment of Alan Gross by the government of ...
  • Van Hollen Honors the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
    Jul 26, 2010  - Today, Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Assistant to the Speaker, issued the following statement on the 20th anniversary of passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act: “Today we mark the 20th anniversary of one of the most defining and effective civil rights laws passed by Congress – the A...
  • Van Hollen Statement on Final Passage of the Health Care Reconciliation Bill
    Mar 25, 2010  - “Last night, we brought this exhaustive, year-long process to bring quality, affordable, and accessible health care for all Americans to a close. The new health reform law will bring down health care costs for American families and small businesses, expand health coverage to an additional 32 million...
  • Van Hollen Statement on Nyi Nyi Aung’s Release
    Mar 18, 2010  - Today Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) issued the following statement on the release of Nyi Nyi Aung, a Burmese American citizen and Eighth District constituent who was being held as a political prisoner in Burma: “I am pleased that the Burmese government has released political prisoner Nyi Nyi A...
  • Van Hollen Statement on the Earthquake in Haiti
    Jan 13, 2010  - Today Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) issued the following statement on the earthquake in Haiti: “My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Haiti as they continue to deal with yesterday’s devastating disaster, as well as their families in the United States and across the world who are conce...

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