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Van Hollen Statement on H.J. Res. 117, Six-Month Continuing Resolution
Sep 13, 2012
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Mr. Speaker, this Continuing Resolution will fund the government through March 27, 2013, avoid a government shutdown and maintain critical programs and services for the American people. It is not in every respect the bill I would have written, but it is consistent with the Budget Control Act of 2011...
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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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Van Hollen Statement on H.R. 5856, the Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act of 2012
Jul 26, 2012
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Mr. Speaker, today’s legislation is an amalgam of seven dangerously misguided bills designed to shut down a breathtaking number of safeguards and protections citizens rely on — from the quality of health care seniors receive to the safety of infant formula babies drink to the benefits our veterans h...
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Van Hollen Statement on The FY 2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act (HR 3671)
Dec 16, 2011
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Mr. Speaker, the legislation we are being asked to vote on today will fund the rest of the federal government through September 30, 2012 and provide $8.1 billion for disaster aid and recovery assistance. The bills before us are the result of a long, drawn out and at times contentious process, and th...
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Van Hollen Statement on Defense Authorization Conference Report
Dec 15, 2011
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Mr. Speaker: It is with great regret that I rise to oppose this Defense Authorization Conference Report. This is the first Defense Authorization Conference Report I have opposed since I was first elected in 2002. I cannot support this Conference Report because it limits the tools available to detain...
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Van Hollen & Ryan Discuss Bipartisan Budget Reform Bill on Fox News
Dec 1, 2011
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Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee and Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan, Chairman of the House Budget Committee, last night appeared together on Fox News Channel’s “On The Record with Greta Van Susteren” to discuss the “Expedited Line-Item Veto and Res...
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Van Hollen & Ryan Advance Bipartisan Budget Reform Aimed at Deficit Reduction
Nov 30, 2011
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Earlier today, House Budget Committee Ranking Member Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) introduced the Expedited Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2011 (H.R. 3521), an act to help lawmakers target excessive government spending to reduce the deficit and c...
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