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  • Statement of Congressman Van Hollen on the DC Voting Rights Act
    Apr 19, 2007  - Madam Speaker, I rise today to support this important bill – the DC Voting Rights Act. It is long past time to pass this legislation.  It is not a question of politics or political advantage, it is a question of civil rights.  It is a question of whether we believe that those people who l...
  • District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007
    Mar 29, 2007  - Madam Speaker, this bill is about justice, it is about fairness and about democracy.  What a terrible message we send when the people in the capital of the world's greatest democracy do not have a vote in the people's House. I have the privilege of representing the district right next to Wash...
  • District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007
    Mar 22, 2007  - Madam Speaker, this bill is about justice.  It is about fairness and about democracy.  What a terrible message we send when the people in the capital of the world's greatest democracy do not have a vote in the people's House.   I have the privilege of representing the district right...
  • Van Hollen Introduces Bill to End Costly, Risky IRS Private Tax Collection Program
    Jan 25, 2007  - Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) today introduced legislation approved by the House of Representatives in the last session of Congress that would revoke Internal Revenue Service (IRS) authority to hire private sector debt collectors was introduced late yesterday as opposition to the controversial...
  • Van Hollen Introduces Ethics and Lobbying Reform Legislation
    Jan 23, 2007  - United States Representative Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) today introduced legislation that would help ensure that the proper relationship is maintained between Members of Congress and lobbyists who advance their clients’ legislative interests before Congress.  Lobbyists are subject to the same lega...
  • Van Hollen, House Democrats Complete The “100 Hours Agenda”
    Jan 19, 2007  - Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) joined House Democrats in bringing the “100 Hours Agenda” to a successful conclusion – fulfilling Democrats’ promise to pass legislation reflecting the values and priorities of the American people within the first 100 legislative hours of the 110th  Congress....
  • Statement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen on H.R. 6164, The National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006
    Sep 26, 2006  - Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my strong support for H.R. 6164, the National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006.    I commend the Energy and Commerce Committee for bringing a bipartisan bill to this floor.  It is long overdue for Congress to reauthorize the NIH – the las...
  • Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) Modernization and Reform Act of 2006
    Sep 25, 2006  - Mr. Speaker, this bill says that its purpose is to, and I quote, modernize and reform, unquote, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.   But what it really does, under the guise of so-called modernization and reform, is to make it virtually impossible for federal law enforc...
  • Statement of Rep. Chris Van Hollen on National Capital Transportation Amendments Act of 2006
    Jul 17, 2006  - Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the Chairman of the Government Reform Committee, Mr. Davis, for his leadership on this very important national issue.  As my colleague Ms. Norton pointed out, the federal government was there at the creation of the Washington Metro system and has a huge investment a...
  • Chris Van Hollen Estate Tax Statement
    Jun 22, 2006  - Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to this so-called “Compromise” Estate Tax proposal.  This bill does make compromises – it compromises our children’s futures, it compromises the future of our Social Security system, and it compromises our working families. We’re facing real issues in th...

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