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  • Van Hollen Announces Renewed Funding for University of Maryland-NIST Cooperative Agreement
    Sep 19, 2012  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen announced the renewal of a successful collaboration between the University of Maryland and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for a period of three years. This agreement funds NIST activities at the Institute of Bioscience and Biotec...
  • Van Hollen Announces STEM Grant for Montgomery College
    Sep 14, 2012  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen announced that the National Science Foundation has awarded a $300,000 grant to Montgomery College’s “Teaching Pathways Opening Doors to STEM” project. The program will help increase the number of teachers in the fields of science, technology, engineering, ...
  • Van Hollen Statement on OMB Sequester Report
    Sep 14, 2012  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) sequester transparency report. This report provides only an estimate of cuts under sequestration since OMB was mandated to base its...
  • Van Hollen Opening Statement at Mark Up of the Sequester Replacement Act of 2012 and the Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012
    May 7, 2012  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, delivered an opening statement at the House Budget Committee Mark Up of the Sequester Replacement Act of 2012 and the Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012. Below is a transcript of his remarks: “Th...
  • Van Hollen Statement on H.R. 3523, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act
    Apr 26, 2012  - Mr. Speaker— I commend Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Ruppersberger for working closely together on H.R. 3523, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. I regret that I cannot support the bill in its current form, but look forward to working with them and the Senate to develop an effect...
  • Van Hollen, Braley Introduce Patient Safety and Drug Labeling Improvement Act
    Apr 18, 2012  - Today Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Congressman Bruce Braley (D-IA) announced the introduction of the Patient Safety and Drug Labeling Improvement Act, legislation to ensure that all prescription drug manufacturers can revise their labels to provide accurate, up-to-date warnings to consume...
  • Van Hollen, Mikulski, Cardin Announce Funding for Walter Reed Relocation
    Nov 1, 2011  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Senator Barbara Mikulski, and Senator Ben Cardin announced that the Department of Defense would provide $88.9 million of the $90 million the State of Maryland and Montgomery County requested to address traffic mitigation issues around the new Walter Reed ...
  • Rockville Ranks 10th in EPA’s Green Power Community Challenge
    Sep 28, 2011  - This week the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the winners of its year-long Green Power Community Challenge, ranking Rockville, Maryland 10th in the nation. The competition challenges cities to use more renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, biogas, and low...
  • Van Hollen Statement on The America Invents Act
    Jun 23, 2011  - Mr. Speaker, America’s patent system and the protection of intellectual property is an important source of innovation and national strength for our country. For that reason, any patent reform proposal must be judged based on its ability to improve patent quality, reduce the current backlog and provi...
  • 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...

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