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  • 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: Republican Sequester Replacement is a Charade
    Sep 13, 2012  - 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...
  • Van Hollen Condemns Attack on Americans in Libya
    Sep 12, 2012  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen released the following statement condemning yesterday’s attacks against Americans in Libya, which took the lives of Ambassador Christopher Stevens, Foreign Service Information Management Officer Sean Smith, and two other Americans: “I stand with President ...
  • Van Hollen Statement on the FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012 (H.R. 5949)
    Sep 12, 2012  - Mr. Speaker— I rise in opposition to the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2012. Clearly, we must work to ensure that our intelligence and law enforcement communities continue to have the tools they need to protect American citizens. It is critically important, however, that in our effort to de...
  • Van Hollen Statement on 11th Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks
    Sep 11, 2012  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen issued the following statement in observance of the 11th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001: “Eleven years ago today, our country experienced the worst attack in our history. We lost over 3,000 men, women, and children to a senseles...
  • Van Hollen, MD Officials Announce Release of $40 Million for BRAC-Related Transit Project
    Aug 6, 2012  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, along with Senators Barbara A. Mikulski and Ben Cardin and Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (all D-MD) announced the Defense Department will release a $40 million grant for a new pedestrian underpass at the Medical Center Metro station. This unde...
  • Van Hollen Statement on H.R. 5856, the FY13 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill
    Jul 20, 2012  - Mr. Speaker, I rise in reluctant opposition to H.R. 5856, the FY2013 Department of Defense Appropriations Act. Last summer, Congress and the President enacted the bipartisan Budget Control Act (BCA), a difficult compromise by both Democrats and Republicans. As a result, caps on both discretionary an...
  • Van Hollen: GOP Always Talks a Big Game on Defense But Don’t Want to Pay for It
    Jul 18, 2012  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, appeared on MSNBC’s Daily Rundown to discuss middle class tax relief and the pending cuts from the Budget Control Act sequester. Video of the interview is available here and the transcript is below. MSNBC’S LU...
  • Van Hollen Statement on Terrorist Attack on Israeli Tour Bus in Bulgaria
    Jul 18, 2012  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen issued the following statement after the deadly terrorist attack on an Israeli tour bus in Bulgaria: “This attack, on the 18th anniversary of the bombing of the AMIA Jewish Center in Buenos Aires, is an unspeakable tragedy and our thoughts and prayers are ...
  • GOP Continues to Protect Special Interest Tax Breaks Over Everything Else
    Jul 17, 2012  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on Republicans’ continued insistence on putting tax breaks for millionaires and special interests above funding for defense, thereby preventing a bipartisan agreement to replace ...

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