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Economy, Budget and Taxes

  • 7/28/2006 - Chris Van Hollen Statement on the Minimum Wage Bill
  • 6/22/2006 - Chris Van Hollen Estate Tax Statement
  • 5/10/2006 - Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Extension
  • 2/1/2006 - Statement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) in Opposition to the Budget Reconciliation Conference Report (S. 1932)
  • 12/19/2005 - Statement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) on the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (S. 1932)
  • 12/14/2005 - Statement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) in Opposition to FY 2006 Labor-HHS Conference Report
  • 12/8/2005 - Statement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) On The Budget Reconciliation Tax Bill (HR 4297)
  • 11/18/2005 - Statement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) In Opposition to FY 06 Budget Reconciliation
  • 6/30/2005 - Van Hollen Statement on Amendment to Prevent Harassment of American Taxpayers
  • 4/12/2005 - Remarks on the Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act: Congress Should Not Allow Bounty Hunters to Abuse Taxpayers
  • 12/6/2004 - Van Hollen: Congress Should Not Abuse Taxpayer Privacy
  • 7/18/2003 - Remarks Supporting the Child Tax Credit
  • 6/9/2003 - Remarks on Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Resolution
  • 5/9/2003 - Remarks on Republican Tax Bill
  • 3/20/2003 - Remarks on Passage of President Bush's FY 2004 Budget
  • 2/26/2003 - Remarks on President Bush's FY2004 Budget
  • 2/13/2003 - Remarks on Passage of FY03 Omnibus Funding Bill

Education, Workforce, Health and Human Services

  • 9/26/2006 - Statement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen on H.R. 6164, The National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006
  • 9/21/2006 - National Addiction Recovery Month
  • 7/27/2006 - Statement of Congressman Van Hollen on H.R. 4157, the Information Technology Promotion Act of 2005
  • 7/19/2006 - Remarks of Congressman Van Hollen on the Veto Override Vote of H.R. 810, The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005
  • 3/29/2006 - College Access and Opportunity Act of 2005
  • 3/29/2006 - Statement of the Honorable Chris Van Hollen in Support of the College Access and Opportunity Act, H.R. 609
  • 3/29/2006 - Statement on Higher Education Programs Reauthorization Bill (H.R. 609)
  • 3/29/2006 - Statement on Teach for America Act (H.R. 3334)
  • 3/8/2006 - President's Gap Between Rhetoric and Reality
  • 12/15/2005 - Statement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) on the Pension Protection Act (HR 2830)
  • 9/22/2005 - Statement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) on HR 2123, The School Readiness Act of 2005
  • 9/20/2005 - Extension of Waiver Authority With Respect to Student Financial Assistance
  • 9/13/2005 - National Addiction Recovery Month
  • 7/26/2005 - Association Health Plan Bill/Patients Bill of Rights Amendment
  • 7/26/2005 - The 15th Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act
  • 6/24/2005 - Van Hollen Offers Amendment to Stop Billion Dollar Student Loan Abuse
  • 5/24/2005 - Van Hollen Statement on Stem Cell Research
  • 3/2/2005 - Job Training Improvement Act - Amendment to Prohibit Employment Discrimination on the Basis of Religion
  • 12/19/2004 - University of Maryland College Park Commencement Address
  • 11/19/2004 - Statement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) on The IDEA Conference Report
  • 10/6/2004 - Van Hollen Statement on Amendment to Close Student Lending Loophole
  • 9/21/2004 - Statement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen On the Introduction of The Emergency Loan Abuse Prevention Act of 2004
  • 9/9/2004 - Van Hollen Statement on Student Loan Abuse
  • 7/22/2004 - Statement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) on HR 3313 Legislation to Restrict the Federal Courts' Judicial Review
  • 6/25/2004 - Van Hollen Applauds Food Security Initiative
  • 6/18/2004 - Chris Van Hollen Commends Beverly Farms Elementary School
  • 6/2/2004 - Van Hollen Speaks on Education Legislation
  • 3/26/2004 - Van Hollen Statement on Mercury Regulations/Chesapeake Bay
  • 11/21/2003 - Floor Remarks on Medicare Conference Report
  • 11/6/2003 - Van Hollen Speaks Out in Support of Increased Funding for NIH
  • 11/5/2003 - Van Hollen Speaks Out on Special Education Funding
  • 7/24/2003 - Remarks on the School Readiness Act of 2003: Religious Discrimination Provision
  • 7/10/2003 - Remarks on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004
  • 7/9/2003 - Remarks Regarding the Ready to Teach Act
  • 7/8/2003 - Remarks on Supporting Drug Coverage for Federal Workers
  • 6/20/2003 - Remarks on Strengthening the Americorps Program Act
  • 5/30/2003 - Remarks on Missing Children Protection Act
  • 5/15/2003 - Introduction of the PACT Act Remarks
  • 5/8/2003 - Remarks Regarding Job Discrimination Based Upon Religion

Commerce, Science and Technology

  • 6/29/2006 - Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006
  • 10/7/2005 - Statement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen on HR 3893, The Gasoline For America’s Security Act of 2005
  • 7/28/2005 - Van Hollen Statement on the Energy Conference Report (HR 6)
  • 4/20/2005 - Statement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen on the Energy Bill
  • 7/15/2004 - Van Hollen Urges Congress to Stop the $10 Billion Tax-Payer Funded Tobacco Bailout
  • 6/16/2004 - Van Hollen Calls for New Direction on Energy Policy
  • 11/18/2003 - Congressman Van Hollen Calls Energy Bill a 1,200 Page Missed Opportunity
  • 7/23/2003 - Van Hollen opposes funding cuts in NIST and NOAA
  • 6/5/2003 - Remarks on FCC Media Merger Rules

Foreign Affairs, Defense and Homeland Security

  • 9/27/2006 - Military Commissions Act of 2006
  • 9/14/2006 - Congressman Chris Van Hollen’s Statement on H.R. 6061
  • 9/6/2006 - The War on Terrorism Five Years After September 11 -- How Safe Are We?
  • 7/20/2006 - Statement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen on H.Res. 921, Condemning the Recent Attacks against the State of Israel
  • 7/20/2006 - Statement on the Oman Free Trade Agreement
  • 7/17/2006 - Iraq Watch -- Iraq Working Group Floor Speech
  • 6/15/2006 - Statement of Rep. Chris Van Hollen on H. Res. 861
  • 5/4/2006 - Rep. Van Hollen Statement on Discharge Petition on H.J. Res. 55, the Withdrawal of U.S. Forces from Iraq Resolution of 2005
  • 4/6/2006 - Van Hollen Statement on Real Security, the Comprehensive Democratic Plan to Protect America.
  • 3/16/2006 - Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, The Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006
  • 3/2/2006 - Missed Opportunities in Afghanistan and Beyond
  • 2/16/2006 - The Need for Straight Talk on National Security
  • 12/22/2005 - Statement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) on the FY 2006 Defense Appropriations Conference Report (HR 2863), as amended by the Senate
  • 12/19/2005 - Statement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) on the FY 2006 Defense Appropriations Conference Report (HR 2863)
  • 12/16/2005 - Statement of Congressman Van Hollen on Iraq Resolution
  • 12/14/2005 - Statement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen on the Conference Report of the Patriot Act
  • 11/18/2005 - Van Hollen Statement on Resolution Calling for Immediate Withdrawal from Iraq
  • 11/3/2005 - Statement of the Members of the House Ethiopia Caucus Regarding Recent Political Violence in Ethiopia
  • 10/28/2005 - Condemning Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmandinejad’s Threats Against Israel
  • 10/27/2005 - New Urgency Required to Stop Violence in Sudan
  • 6/21/2005 - Statement on Waxman Amendment to H.R. 2475, The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006
  • 4/26/2005 - Commemorating the 90th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
  • 3/9/2005 - Van Hollen Statement on Sudan
  • 1/4/2005 - Van Hollen Statement on Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Efforts in the Indian Ocean Region
  • 7/20/2004 - Remarks on the Introduction of a Private Bill for the Relief of Malik Jarno
  • 7/20/2004 - Statement of Representative Chris Van Hollen on the Introduction of his Private Bill for the Relief of Judith Tanjoh and her children Serge, Marie, Emmanuel and Roger Tikum.
  • 6/28/2004 - Van Hollen on the Crisis in Sudan
  • 5/6/2004 - Van Hollen Speech: Time to Hold Pentagon Leadership Accountable
  • 3/18/2004 - Van Hollen's Statement on the Iraq Resolution
  • 10/17/2003 - Floor Statement on Iraq Supplemental
  • 7/18/2003 - Newt Gingrich Should Be Held Accountable for Statements that are a Disgrace to Our Country
  • 7/16/2003 - Remarks Concerning Project BioShield, the Bio Defense Lab
  • 6/19/2003 - Remarks on Charles Taylor and the state of Liberia
  • 3/11/2003 - America Going To War Against Iraq

Government Reform and Federal Employees

  • 9/25/2006 - Van Hollen Statement on H.R. 5059 and H.R. 5062
  • 7/17/2006 - Statement of Rep. Chris Van Hollen on National Capital Transportation Amendments Act of 2006
  • 5/3/2006 - Congressman Van Hollen Statement on the Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act (H.R. 4975)
  • 3/14/2006 - Statement on the Introduction of the CSRS Retirement Repayment Technical Correction Act of 2006
  • 6/30/2005 - Van Hollen Statement on A-76 Amendment to Protect Federal Employees
  • 4/5/2005 - Remarks of Representative Chris Van Hollen on the Introduction of The Federal Employees With Disabilities Protection Act
  • 10/7/2004 - Van Hollen Statement on IRS Collection Tactics in the FSC Bill
  • 10/7/2004 - Van Hollen Statement on the 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act
  • 10/7/2004 - Van Hollen Statement on the Disabled Federal Employees Protection Act
  • 9/21/2004 - Van Hollen Statement on A-76 Outsourcing
  • 9/15/2004 - Van Hollen Statement on Legislation to Prevent Harassment of American Taxpayers
  • 7/21/2004 - Remarks on the Introduction of a Bill to Allow Retired Doctors to Return to the Federal Workforce without Losing Key Benefits
  • 6/22/2004 - Inslee-Van Hollen Amendment to the Defense Appropriations Bill
  • 9/9/2003 - Offering of A-76 Contracting Out Amendment
  • 5/21/2003 - Remarks on the DOD Authorization Bill Concerning Federal Employees

Crime and Judiciary

  • 9/28/2006 - Chris Van Hollen Floor Statement on FISA
  • 9/26/2006 - Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2006
  • 9/25/2006 - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) Modernization and Reform Act of 2006
  • 9/21/2006 - Congressman Van Hollen's Statement on H.R. 4830, H.R. 6094, and H.R. 6095
  • 7/25/2006 - Statement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen on H.R. 4472, The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006
  • 7/18/2006 - Statement on Marriage Protection Amendment
  • 7/13/2006 - Chris Van Hollen Statement on the Voting Rights Act
  • 12/16/2005 - Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005
  • 11/9/2005 - FY 2006 Science-State-Justice-Commerce Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2862)
  • 3/20/2005 - Remarks on Theresa Schiavo/End-of-Life Decision
  • 3/15/2005 - Enactment of the 1965 Voting Rights Bill
  • 9/30/2004 - Van Hollen Statement on the Same Sex Marriage Amendment
  • 9/29/2004 - Van Hollen Statement on D.C. Gun Safety Laws
  • 4/9/2003 - Remarks on Gun Dealer Liability Bill

Tributes

  • 9/14/2006 - In Recognition of the Task Force on Mentoring of Montgomery County on the Occasion of its Fifteenth Annual Conference
  • 9/14/2006 - Recognition of The People's Community Baptist Church 28th Anniversary
  • 7/27/2006 - Tribute to Reverend James A. Harris
  • 7/27/2006 - Tribute to the National Library of Medicine
  • 7/24/2006 - Tribute to The Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health
  • 6/29/2006 - Immigration Article by Stephen Nordlinger
  • 6/26/2006 - Arent Fox Legend Celebrates a Half-Century of Practicing Law
  • 6/6/2006 - Honoring the Life of Sergeant Alessandro Carbonaro
  • 5/25/2006 - Tribute to City of Gaithersburg
  • 4/25/2006 - Tribute to Kimberly Oliver, National Teacher of the Year
  • 3/16/2006 - March is Women’s History Month
  • 2/28/2006 - Congratulating Dr. Marilyn Gaston and Dr. Gayle Porter
  • 2/21/2006 - Van Hollen Statement on Black History Month
  • 1/15/2006 - Van Hollen Statement on Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday
  • 12/7/2005 - Honoring the Class Act Group of Military Retirees
  • 10/7/2005 - Tribute to 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics Winner, Dr. John Hall
  • 9/20/2005 - On the Passing of Simon Wiesenthal
  • 9/20/2005 - Tribute to Clara Barton National Historic Site in Glen Echo
  • 9/13/2005 - Tribute to Col. Charles S. Serio, MSC, USA, Ph.D. on His Retirement as Brigade Commander of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
  • 9/8/2005 - Hurricane Katrina Condolences and Relief Efforts
  • 9/8/2005 - Recognition of the Task Force on Mentoring of Montgomery County On the Occasion of Its Fourteenth Annual Conference
  • 7/20/2005 - Tribute to Subhashree Madhavan and the Rembrandt Project Team
  • 7/14/2005 - Tribute to Walter Johnson High School
  • 5/11/2005 - Honoring the Life of William R. Allder Jr.
  • 5/5/2005 - Tribute to Eileen Harrington and the Do Not Call Registry Team
  • 3/9/2005 - Tribute to Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer
  • 2/8/2005 - Celebrating Black History Month
  • 1/14/2005 - Van Hollen Statement in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday
  • 10/7/2004 - Tribute to Dean Phyllis O'Callaghan and the Georgetown University Liberal Studies Degree Program
  • 9/14/2004 - Tribute to Louise BeBe Canter, CPCU, ARM, on Completion of her term as President of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America
  • 9/9/2004 - Saluting Montgomery County, Maryland Students, Teachers, Principals, School Personnel and Parents for Outstanding SAT Scores: Gains Push SAT Scores Beyond 1100, Produce Highest Ever Math Score and Highest Verbal Score in 12 Years
  • 5/28/2004 - A Salute to Veterans on Memorial Day and Every Day
  • 5/21/2004 - Honoring the Crew of the USS "Pittsburgh'' for their Heroism in World War II
  • 5/17/2004 - Congratulations to Bethesda - Chevy Chase High School
  • 4/22/2004 - Chris Van Hollen Honors Donald Rollert
  • 4/20/2004 - Chris Van Hollen's Tribute to Mr. William R. Stewart
  • 9/25/2003 - Memorial to Victims of 9/11 Tragedies

 

 



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9/14/2006
Van Hollen, Truth Squad Award "Golden Drain" for Waste, Fraud and Abuse
Washington, D.C. - Earlier today, the Truth Squad on Waste Fraud and Abuse awarded Secretary of (full story...)

9/12/2006
Van Hollen, Emanuel Announce Real Earmark Reform
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) announced they (full story...)



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7/26/2005
15th Anniversary of The Americans with Disabilities Act
Washington, D.C. - Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise as we celebrate (full story...)

5/12/2005
Van Hollen: Honoring Our Heroes
Washington, D.C. - May is National Military Appreciation Month.  It is during this month that we (full story...)



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