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  • Van Hollen Introduces Updated House Democratic Sequester Replacement
    May 21, 2013  - Last night Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, introduced the House Democrats’ updated sequester replacement bill. The legislation would completely replace the across-the-board cuts through fiscal year 2014, while continuing to call for a balanced sol...
  • Van Hollen: Let Us Have a Vote to Appoint Budget Conferees to Get On With the Nation’s Business
    May 17, 2013  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, spoke on the floor of the House in favor of allowing his resolution urging Speaker Boehner to appoint budget conferees to move forward. Below is a transcript and video of his remarks: “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. ...
  • Van Hollen Announces First Round of Winners of the 2013 Public Service Awards
    May 17, 2013  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen announced the first round of recipients of the 2013 Van Hollen Public Service Award for outstanding community or public service. Congressman Van Hollen established the Public Service Award program to recognize graduating students in area high schools for t...
  • Obamacare Repeal Vote #37 vs. House Republican Budget
    May 16, 2013  - Today, the House GOP has scheduled to vote on a bill (H.R. 45) to repeal the Affordable Care Act in its entirety. There is just one problem: the House Republican budget numbers don’t work if the Affordable Care Act is completely repealed. Earlier this year, the House GOP patted itself on the back fo...
  • Van Hollen Calls on Ways and Means to Ensure IRS Enforces Law Uniformly
    May 16, 2013  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen sent a letter to Ways and Means Committee Chairman Camp and Ranking Member Levin about the Treasury Inspector General’s finding that some IRS employees gave extra scrutiny to tea party and conservative groups that sought 501(c)(4) tax exempt status. “As yo...
  • Van Hollen on MSNBC: IRS Needs to Apply the Law Uniformly, but It Should Apply It
    May 15, 2013  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen appeared on MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports with guest host Chris Cillizza to discuss the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the DISCLOSE Act, and the need to also focus on jobs and the economy. Below are highlights on his interview, and the full video is ava...
  • CBO Report Shows We Must Avoid Austerity Measures that Would Slow Economic Growth
    May 14, 2013  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on the updated budget projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO): “The good news from today’s CBO report is that the near-term deficit is improving, but much of the i...
  • Van Hollen: This Bill Would Pay China Before Our Troops and Veterans
    May 9, 2013  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, spoke on the House floor in opposition to the GOP’s “Pay China First” bill. Video and a transcript of his remarks are below: “Thank you, Madam Speaker. And I thank my friend and colleague from Michigan. “I st...
  • Van Hollen Statement on GOP Budget Process Reform Bills
    May 8, 2013  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on the package of budget process reform bills introduced by House Republicans: “While we look forward to a constructive discussion about the merits of reforming the budget proces...
  • Van Hollen on Fox: We Should Be Doing Better & Creating More Jobs
    May 3, 2013  - Washington, DC – Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, was interviewed on Fox News’ America’s Newsroom on the jobs report and the need to replace the sequester and boost job growth. Below are highlights and the full video of his interview: On the ...

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