Congressman Van Hollen reads Dr. Seuss's The Lorax to students at Wheaton Woods Elementary School as part of the Read Across America event on March 1, 2012

Congressman Van Hollen discusses budget policy at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on February 3, 2012

Congressman Van Hollen speaks out against corporate spending in politics on January 19, 2012 during a rally in Annapolis.

Congressmen Van Hollen and Michigan Congressman Bill Huizenga, Co-Chairs of the Congressional Dutch Caucus, host Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at a Congressional lunch in honor of his visit to the United States on November 29, 2011

Congressman Van Hollen joins members of the of the Congressional Down Syndrome Caucus and disability advocates at a press conference on November 15, 2011 to unveil the Achieving a Better Letter Life Experience (ABLE) Act.

Congressman Van Hollen meets with Ryan Darby at the 2nd Annual Childhood Cancer Summit Panel Discussion on September 23, 2011

Congressman Van Hollen meets with Kevin Brandt (National Park Service Superintendant) and Matt Logan (President of C&O Canal Trust) at the C&O Canal Trust Benefit “Park After Dark” (Credit John Hoover Photography)

Rep. Van Hollen at the 1st Annual Congressional Cupcake War competition. Sprinkles Cupcakes donated $10,000 to the Fisher House, a non-profit organization based in Rockville that provides housing for the families of injured veterans while they recover at military medical centers.

Congressman Van Hollen attends a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Colmar Manor Groundbreaking and Community Day on June 11, 2011

Congressman Van Hollen meets with local UPS workers at a UPS Customer Center in Gaithersburg, MD on June 9, 2011