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Van Hollen Service Academy Application Process Underway
Sep 27, 2012
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Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen’s Service Academy application process for the entering Class of 2013 is underway. Students from Maryland’s Eighth Congressional District who wish to attend one of the Uniformed Service Academies should obtain an application packet from his website at http://vanh...
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Statement in Opposition to H.R. 6429, the STEM Jobs Act
Sep 20, 2012
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Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 6429, an unnecessarily partisan bill to increase the number of visas for foreign students graduating with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). While I strongly believe we should increase the number of visas for these ...
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Van Hollen: Ruling a Blow to Transparency
Sep 18, 2012
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Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen issued the following statement on the ruling of the DC Court of Appeals to overturn Van Hollen v. FEC: “Today the DC Court of Appeals struck a blow against transparency in the funding of political campaigns and reinstated the flawed regulation that rendere...
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Van Hollen Honors Beverly Clarke as an Angel in Adoption
Sep 17, 2012
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Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen has selected Beverly Clarke as a 2012 Angel in Adoption for her outstanding efforts on behalf of children in Maryland. She is the director of Project Wait No Longer, a program of the Barker Foundation in Bethesda that partners with public social service agencies...
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Van Hollen Announces STEM Grant for Montgomery College
Sep 14, 2012
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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, ...
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Van Hollen Statement on OMB Sequester Report
Sep 14, 2012
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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...
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Van Hollen: Republican Sequester Replacement is a Charade
Sep 13, 2012
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Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, spoke on the House floor in opposition to the Republican sequester replacement bill that does not take a balanced approach to deficit reduction. Video of his remarks is available here and the transcript is bel...
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