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August 14, 2008
Van Hollen-Castle Measure to Recruit More Highly Qualified Teachers in Low-Income Communities Becomes Law

July 31, 2008
House Passes Van Hollen-Castle Measure to Recruit More Highly Qualified Teachers in Low-Income Communities

June 4, 2008
Congressman Van Hollen’s Statement in support of the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public Schools Facilities Act

May 5, 2008
Congressman Van Hollen’s Statement Supporting the Establishment of a National Teacher Day

March 6, 2008
Congressman Van Hollen's Statement on the GIVE Act

November 14, 2007
Congressman Chris Van Hollen Statement on the Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act

November 13, 2007
Statement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen Opposing the President’s Veto of the Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill

September 27, 2007
Van Hollen: Congress Delivers Largest Increase in College Assistance Since The GI Bill in 1944

September 7, 2007
Van Hollen: Congress Passes Legislation to Make College Affordable for All Americans

September 7, 2007
Van Hollen Statement on the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (H.R. 2669)

August 2, 2007
Congressman Van Hollen’s Statement on the 21st Century Competitiveness Act, H.R. 2272

August 1, 2007
Statement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen on H.R. 3162, the Children’s Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act

August 1, 2007
Statement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) On the Introduction of The Voluntary State Discount Prescription Drug Plan Act of 2007

July 20, 2007
Van Hollen Statement on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Bill

July 16, 2007
Van Hollen Announces $2 Million in Education Funding for Maryland's Eighth Congressional District

July 11, 2007
Van Hollen Statement on the College Cost Reduction Act

July 11, 2007
Van Hollen Statement on the College Cost Reduction Act

July 11, 2007
Van Hollen Urges British Union to Rescind Boycott

July 10, 2007
Statement of Representative Chris Van Hollen Regarding SCORE

May 9, 2007
Congressman Van Hollen’s Statement on the Student Loan Sunshine Act

April 24, 2007
Statement of Congressman Van Hollen on 10,000 Teachers, 10 Million Minds Science and Math Scholarship Act and Sowing the Seeds Through Science and Engineering Research Act

April 19, 2007
Congressman Van Hollen’s Statement on Introduction Teach for America Act

March 1, 2007
Van Hollen anuncia la competencia de arte del congreso para estudiantes de la escuela secundaria

February 6, 2007
Van Hollen Introduces Legislation to Fully Fund IDEA

January 17, 2007
Remarks of Congressman Chris Van Hollen on H.R. 5, the College Student Relief Act of 2007

January 12, 2007
Remarks of Congressman Chris Van Hollen on H.R. 4, the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act

December 6, 2006
Remarks of Chris Van Hollen on S. 843, the Combating Autism Act of 2006

September 26, 2006
Statement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen on H.R. 6164, The National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006

September 21, 2006
National Addiction Recovery Month

July 27, 2006
Statement of Congressman Van Hollen on H.R. 4157, the Information Technology Promotion Act of 2005

July 19, 2006
Remarks of Congressman Van Hollen on the Veto Override Vote of H.R. 810, The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005

April 18, 2006
Van Hollen: President Bush Must Close Gap Between Education Rhetoric and Resources

March 29, 2006
Statement on Teach for America Act (H.R. 3334)

March 29, 2006
College Access and Opportunity Act of 2005

March 29, 2006
House Passes Van Hollen Amendment to Recruit More Highly Qualified Teachers in Low-Income Communities, Close Achievement Gap

March 29, 2006
Statement on Higher Education Programs Reauthorization Bill (H.R. 609)

March 29, 2006
Statement of the Honorable Chris Van HollenIn Support of the College Access and Opportunity Act, H.R. 609

March 8, 2006
President's Gap Between Rhetoric and Reality

February 1, 2006
Van Hollen Amendment to Provide Student Loan Relief for Soldiers Serving in Iraq and Afghanistan Included in Budget Reconciliation Conference Report

December 15, 2005
Statement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) On The Pension Protection Act (HR 2830)

November 9, 2005
Van Hollen Secures Funding for Montgomery College Bioscience Education Center

September 22, 2005
Statement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) On HR 2123, The School Readiness Act of 2005

September 13, 2005
National Addiction Recovery Month

September 2, 2005
Extension of Waiver Authority With Respect to Student Financial Assistance

July 26, 2005
Association Health Plan Bill/Patients Bill of Rights Amendment

July 26, 2005
The 15th Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act

July 8, 2005
After House Passes Van Hollen Amendment, Republican Leadership Reverses Course and Joins Democrats in Seeking to End Student Loan Scam

June 24, 2005
House Passes Van Hollen Amendment to Stop Billion Dollar Student Loan Abuse

June 24, 2005
Van Hollen Offers Amendment to Stop Billion Dollar Student Loan Abuse

June 20, 2005
Van Hollen, Bipartisan Coalition Introduce Legislation to Recruit More Highly Qualified Teachers in Low-Income Communities, Close Achievement Gap

June 15, 2005
Van Hollen Announces U.S. Service Academy Appointees and Graduates

May 24, 2005
Van Hollen Statement on Stem Cell Research

May 18, 2005
Education Committee Passes Van Hollen Amendment to Expand Access to Early Head Start

May 12, 2005
Seneca Valley High School Student Wins 2005 Van Hollen Public Service Award

April 12, 2005
Van Hollen Announces Winners of the 24th Annual Congressional Arts Competition

March 2, 2005
Job Training Improvement Act - Amendment to Prohibit Employment Discrimination on the Basis of Religion.

February 2, 2005
Kildee-Van Hollen Introduce New Legislation to Reform School as Lender Program

February 1, 2005
Van Hollen Announces 24th Annual Congressional Arts Competition

January 26, 2005
Van Hollen Introduces Bill to “Keep Our Promise” to American Schoolchildren

January 24, 2005
Van Hollen Calls for Greater Education Department Oversight of School Lenders

January 7, 2005
On 3rd Anniversary of No Child Left Behind, Van Hollen Calls on President Bush to Live Up to His Promises

December 19, 2004
University of Maryland College Park Commencement Address

November 19, 2004
Statement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) on The IDEA Conference Report

November 19, 2004
House Passes Legislation to Improve Education for Special Needs Students

November 5, 2004
Van Hollen Hails President's Signing of Bill to Curtail Student Loan Abuse

November 3, 2004
Van Hollen Announces Head Start Grant for Reginald Lourie Center for Infants and Young Children and Family Services Agency, Inc.

October 7, 2004
Van Hollen Applauds House Passage of Bill to Partially Close Student Loan Loophole

October 6, 2004
Van Hollen Statement on Amendment to Close Student Lending Loophole

September 21, 2004
Statement of Congressman Chris Van HollenOn the Introduction ofThe Emergency Loan Abuse Prevention Act of 2004

September 21, 2004
GAO Final Report Confirms Students Lose Nearly $1 Billion in Financial Aid to Bank Subsidy Payments

September 21, 2004
Van Hollen Congratulates Montgomery County’s 2004 Blue Ribbon School: Carderock Springs Elementary School

September 9, 2004
House Passes Van Hollen Amendment to Stop Billion Dollar Student Loan Abuse

September 9, 2004
Van Hollen Statement on Student Loan Abuse

August 30, 2004
Nearly $1 Billion in Student Aid Lost to Bank Subsidy Payments

July 25, 2004
Van Hollen Applauds Food Security Initiative

July 22, 2004
Statement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) on HR 3313 Legislation to Restrict the Federal Courts' Judicial Review

June 18, 2004
Chris Van Hollen Commends Beverly Farms Elementary School

June 2, 2004
Van Hollen Speaks on Education Legislation

May 28, 2004
Congressman Van Hollen Announces We the People Bookshelf Award to Bethesda Library

May 17, 2004
Van Hollen Statement on 50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education Decision

March 26, 2004
Van Hollen Statement on Mercury Regulations/Chesapeake Bay

March 17, 2004
Students from Rockville, Bethesda, and Chevy Chase Win Congressional Art Competition

February 23, 2004
Van Hollen Invites Students to Participate in Congressional Art Competition

November 21, 2003
Floor Remarks on Medicare Conference Report

November 6, 2003
Van Hollen Speaks Out in Support of Increased Funding for NIH

November 5, 2003
Van Hollen Speaks Out on Special Education Funding

July 24, 2003
Remarks on the School Readiness Act of 2003: Religious Discrimination Provision

July 10, 2003
REMARKS ON DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2004

July 9, 2003
Remarks Regarding the Ready to Teach Act

July 8, 2003
Remarks on Supporting Drug Coverage for Federal Workers

June 20, 2003
Remarks on Strengthening the Americorps Program Act

May 30, 2003
Remarks on Missing Children Protection Act

May 15, 2003
Introduction of the PACT Act Remarks

May 8, 2003
Remarks Regarding Job Discrimination Based Upon Religion

April 30, 2003
Remarks on IDEA Vote


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